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VOLUME XII CAMDKN, 8. C.. FRIDAY. Ai'llIL 30, J1)0? SWAN'S PUKE IN HIES' HMDS Guard of 4000 Albanians Sur renders to Young Turks. L ' \ NIAZI BEY ASSUMES COMMAND Martial Imw Proclaiim <1 by the Com o( tho Voting Turks-? Advisers of tl?c Sultan Will Have to Die. Constantinople, Turkey.? -The end of Sultan Abdul Hamld's power came, when at dawn the remnant of the ?Ylldiz palace garrison surrendered unconditionally. During the night hundreds bad been killed in hand-to hand fighting, Heuvy guns bad been moved up to destroy the palace at suorlBe. Seeing that further reslst anco was hopeless the Sultan gave the command to surrender. ?? N'lazl Hey, the ablest and most fear less of the Turkish commanders, and known as "the Hero of the July rovo-' lutlon," took hlB own command Into tho palace, declared that strife was at. an end and that tho fate or the Sultan would bo determined by a council of tho Constitutional party. "Tho ilfo of Abdul Hamid will bo protected," ho announced. "His -future will be Bottled either by Par liament or by tho leaders of our ua- j tlonal movement." Tho Sultan l? said to bo within th-3 walls of the Yildiz Kiosk, where, In company with his ministers, ho bad j waited for the outcome of the strug gle between 1i1b loyal troops and tho 1 army of Investment, each hour bring-! lng . to .-him word of a fpesh disas ter. His authority Is gone forever. Whether his fate shall bo death, exile or imprisonment, no one now can foretell. Tho chief plotters in his pal-; ace are all under arrest and will prob ably receive capital punishment. The last garrison to surrender was ihe Sellmloh artillery, barrack3. in Scutari, opposite Stamboul. Four thousand men stationed thero with 100 guns threatened to \)low the city irto ruins, but General Schefket or dered up sixty big guns and several | batteries of machine rifles to positions | which commanded the barracks, and the cruiser Mejidleh steamed out of range of the field pieces and prepared for action. Tho commander of the barracks thereupon submitted, and tho artillerymen marched out as the troops of the other garrisons already have been, without arms, to await transfer to outlying districts. Tho proclaiming of martial law In Constantinople and environs wrb fol lowed by a circular note, which was sent to each of tho foreign Ambassa- j dors. It read: ' " MI have the honor to Inform Your1 Excellcncy that, in view of the clr- j cumstances, a state of siege begins to day in the capital, Ismld, Tchekmedje, Tch&taja, Geblze, Kartal and Beyooz, , , " RIFAAt, ?'Minister of Foreign Affatr3," 1 # Ml f ' ? Two Thousand Bolsters Killed, " London, England. ? The Standard's Constantinople correspondent ? esti mates that 2000 men were killed In the fighting In the capital, and that the losses were heaviest on tfcp fide Of the Constitutionalist*, who did all of the atracklng and who offered good targets in the open, During the con flicts, the mollahs and softas, fearing the vengeance pf thg people overy-i where, sought refuge In the moiqueB. Where they were caught and many qx them were killed. X At the time of the surrender, the Correspondent adds, the Sultan had with him besldea the Grand Vizier , pnd the War Minuter, two of tht| nearest heirs to the throne, Mehem* tned Reschad Effendi and Yussof Is Eedino, whom he had detained as hos tages. It is reported that about eighty of the softas and mollahs who took refuge In the mosques were found to bo armed when they were captured, and were placed against the nearest wall and shot, A special dispatch says that few of the inhabitants of Constantinople are aware of how dangerous a crisis was passed through last week while the town was in the hands of the mutin ous soldiers. It is stated that the mutineers clamored for money and threatened to attack and loot the Eu ropean quarter. In view of the ur gent need the Government succeeded In borrowing $1,000,000 and Avas Ablo to pacify the men. t The oity is animated, thousands >lsiting the scenes of the fighting. The Taxim and Tasch Kischia bar raoks were especial objects of Inter est on account of the visible cffects of the bombardment. Many of the guardhouses in the barraeks still fly the signals of surrender in the shape of a white towel or shirt. "ot^ rage hung from the windows. The tram way and cab traffic has been re sumed. Groups of the invaders, both regulars and volunteers, are Been everywhere, and the whole city pre sents a martial nppoaraner. Communications by land and water were cut off to prevent the escapo ofs 'thoso compromised by recent oVen's. A house-to-house search wes made, and many arrests have bpen made. Otherwise perfect tranquillity and or dor prevail everywhere. _ ? r Dead May Reach 30,000. ' Beirut, AsiatUs Turkey. ? A conser vative estimate places the number of killed In the Armenian massacres in Adana vilayet at from 20,000 to 30. 000. At the town of Adana more than 100 girls were missing. It Is known that twenty-one native paa L ir ? - ? ^ I Chauffeur Held For Murder. William Darragh, the chauffeur Whose speeding auto killed Ingvaard Trimble,- of Kentucky. In Now York City, waa held by a coroner*? jury for Indictment. He fled to Texas and waa brought baok. m Convicted of Grafting. Supervisor Frederick B. Swantott, chairman of the Republican County Committee, waa found guilty at Utlca N. Y-V grafting from fund* of flnadla County. ^ _ torn ht?ve been killed, Fears uro en tertained that other American mis btooarifH besides thobo whose diuths have been reported have been mur dered. There are 15,000 refugees tn Adana and Tarsnr and 5000 at Mer? ulna. Mar ash and Alntab are quiet, but conditlous at Hadjin are becom ing critical.; A messengor dispatched for relief by Mies Lambert, the Amer ican missionary who Bent an appeal to Constantinople, wan killed in the street. A socond messenger, a sol dier, was shot a*. The Vallx has giv en assurauccs of the safety of the Americans, Conditions at Alexandretta are un changed. Bellan and Dortyole are holding out. An appeal for holp has been issued from Latakia. as the mob Is nearlng that city, and |jjie American property Is threatened, Antloch Is quiet, there being no Armenians left , In that town. Tho Armenian village of Kessab has been burned nnd many persons killed there. The women and chil dren ,of Kessab are fugitives in the surrounding mountains, exposed to hunger and mob violence. AYKHS' IOTII ANNIVERSARY. Dinner of Famous Firm Attended by 200 Employes in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa.? The advertis ing firm of N. W. Ayer & Son cele brated Its fortieth anniversary by a dinner at tho Bellevue-Stratford. Tho 600 guests included tome 260 em ployes of the firm and many men prominent in advertising, newspaper and business circles. The four pres ent members of th*G firm, F. VVayland Ayer, Henry McKlnney, Albert (1. Bradford and Jarvis A. Wood, sat at tho head table with tho gue3ts of honor* Over the stage was a four teen-foot medallion In green moss bearing the Arm's seal with its motto, "Keeping Everlastingly at It BrlngB Success," in red electric lights. James A. -Buchanan, dean of the business Betting staff, presented Mr. Ayer >vith a silver loving cup on behalf of tho firm's employes. Tho firn) was founded in '1869 by Nathan W. Ayer and his son. P. Way land Ayer. Nathan W. Ayer died in 1873. NEGROES KILL NEWSBOY. Three Black Rivals Set Upon White Youth and Stab Him. ICnoxvIlle, Tenn. . ? Allison Harri son, a ? seTente^u-year-old newsboy, while carrying two big bags of news papers was assaulted by threo little negro boy3 on the outskirts of tho city and killed. Oliver Ball, aged fifteen', and Ernest and Richard Ar nold, the latter twins, aged thirteen, were sent 'to jail, charged with tho crime. Two eye witnesses, a negress and wnite man, toll conflicting stories as to the origin. of the trouble. Handicapped by the two bags of prfpers, one on either arm, Harrison could make littlo resistance, and f/hlle two t>f the negroes hold him one stabbed him over the heart, Death followed in twenty rnlnuteB. The negroes all sell papers, but Harrison" aeemed to prosper more, and they wanted to run him out of the territory, KILLED ON WEDDING EYE, Roy Resenting Spanking Shoots Aunt's Fiancc. ir Keokuk, Iowa. ? Enraged at a spanking, Charles Alexander, nine yearr old; shot and killed George Jones, a guest in his home here. Jones was to have been married the next day tq MrS,"Lena Hammogd, the boy's aunt, Jones had been teasing the lad, and threatened earlier in the day to spanlc him, During the afternoon he caught him, in r. romp, turned him across his knee and spanked him ? In play. "When Jones released him, the boy went into the hous* without a word and going to the attic got hiu father's shotgun. He found Jones in the par lor, talking to Mrs. Hammond, and fired at him from the doorway. The boy declared he did not know the gun was loaded, He says ho got (it to frighten Jones. NIAGARA'S ICE PACK BROKEN. \ ? . j All Danger From Flood Is Pn9t Now, Says Engineer Kun*o, Youngstfcwn, N, Y. ? The giant Ice Jam, broken by dynamite, was carried away by the strong eurrent of Niagara River. The dynamiting was per sistent, and It opened a breach through which the mammoth masses in the upper river can sail without a scratch. Fault* and Assures criss cross the lower end of the stream, water is fighting ice for surface space opposite Lewiston and the upper river has ousted the greater portion of the encroaching floe. The relief work thus far has cost j about $3000. The six tons of dyna mite alone, five exploded and one in *tor? in the magazine of the fort, cost $2160. More dynamite was exploded in tho heart of tho remaining ice pack, but Engineer Kunzc says that all danger Is past. EDITOR FATALLY SHOT By High School Principal After Long Standing 111 Feeling. ' Warrenton, Va. ? Ab tho outcome j of a long standing feud Professor J. j D. Harris, principal of tho Warrenton High School, shot and fatally wound ed W. A. Thompson, associate editor of the Warrenton Virginian, ou Main street. Report* as to what led up to the tragedy are conflicting. Thompson was removed from the scene of the shooting to a hotel. Used Needles to End Life, Jack Cronin, in jail at }ieadvllte, Pa.-, for the murder of Harry Winters last 'Christmas Eve. died trom the ef fects of thrusttnghaU a dozen need'es into his abdomen and ehsst several Weeks ago. He never ' denied his guilt. Watch orn Ont of Office. The President accepted the reslg? nation of Robert Watch orn as United States Commissioner of Immigration at N#w York Cltt, to take offset At *n ryr ,r*? -?'? SULTAN WILL BE IMPOSED Mehmod Rocchad Effendl Probably the New Ruler of Turkleh Empire! Constantinople, By ('able. The do position of Hpllan Abdul Humid ap pears now to bo certain und the 101 guua saluting Mehrned ItBOchuJ,, ftft'endi us the mow ruler of the em pire probably will be hoard bo fore the next Selamlik on Friday. The dig uuturies of the church ofll'O a# lit tlw for Abdul Ilaiuid an does the com mittee of union und progress, but the higher eleigy ore seeking to curb the agitation of the enthusiasts of the Mohacu^Ki'dau League.. Senators and Deputies, who have made inquiry among the riemas, liud them in dif I ferent degrees favorable to the Sul tan's removal. | A caucus of Senators und Deputies Monday determined to make aa effort to compi'l him to abdicate under the ecclesiastical law, by the terms of which a dcoree may be issued by the Sheik-l'l-Mam, the highest authority of Mohammedanism, next to tho Bul tan, pronouncing the Sultan incap able < f ruling. Meiimtd itecehad KfTendi, the heir apparent to the throne, probably would be selected for the accession. Ho is gray haired and not very strong, to judge from his appearance. He is 0"> years of ago and well cducut ed, although inexperienced in the af fairs of the World. Monday afternoon witnessed the final act in the siege of tho Yildiz, General Sehefket, commander of tho Constitutionalists, overawing the Al hanians into stirronedr. This fprce, which was composed of 200 men, wus stationed in the imperial palace. Tho Albuniuus wore not engaged in the fighting on Saturday, but they per sistently refused to lay do\yh t heir arms. General fichefket sent up a strong body of Macedonians and six (ichl pieces were place. 1 in a prom in? ent position above the palace. Other giius were disposed on the neighbor ing heights, while troo:?s commanded all the approaches. The r?nd Hag continued, however, to fly defiantly until 2 o'clock, when the watchers saw it dropping slowly down the flagpole making place for the white token of surrender. SITUATION IS ALARMING. Refugees From Durtyul Say 100,000 Armenians Are Besieged by 60,000 Moslems. Aiexandretta, Asiatic Turkey, -By Cable. ? Refugees who have made their escape from Duryul, which is a small town not far from Aiexandret ta, bring most alarming accounts of the situation there. They affirm that 100,000 Armenians are boloagured by 50.000 Moslems. The besieged are half starving and the conditions with in the walls of the city are pitiful. It is difficult for foreign residents here to crcdit these numbers. The foreign consuls estimate about 0,000 towns-people are refugees at Durtyul, with perhaps as many more Turks threatening them from the outside. It it certain there are no Americans at that place. Commanders of tho Britsh and other warships at this port have had under consideration the landing of a force to relieve tho besieged town which is within one day's march of Alexandrotta, but they Anally decid ed that this was wholly irapraoti cable, as they had no right to inter fere in a purely international affair, and the Governor declined to give his nermisson to the landing of an armed rorco, Boat Slnki With Bight Men, New Orleans, Special. ? The tugboat Eagle sank about 40 mile* south of the city Sunday at 4:30 a. m., carry ing down Captain George Joyce, Sec ond Engineer Charles Goodbub, Fire man Charles Martin, Mate Richard Lefelane, two negro deck hands, a ne gro chambermaid and cabin boy. Without any apparent cause the boat seemed to part and sink beforo the situation could be grasped. Silver Service For the Mississippi, Washington, Special. ? More atten tion has been attraoted to the coming presentation of tho magnificent silver Service to be given by the Sate of Mississippi to the gigantic battleship bearing that name than has attended similiar ceremonies in years, in which 'the older ships of the nftvy figured. The sixty-two pieces are to cost $7, ?00. The main utensil will be a punch bowl of 7 1-2 gallon capacity. Tariff Closes Hosiery Mill. Philadelphia, Special. ? Two hun dred and fifty employes were laid off Wnednesday night by tho Brown Knitting Company, nnd in the trade it is thought this shortening of work ing force is preliminary to a long shutdown affecting many hosiery mills. Falling off in orders, due to tariff situation in Washington, is giv en aa a Teeaon for t be stagnation of trade. Under the Dingley tariff im porters have becu able to bring, into the country goods to sell at retail for 25 eents a pair and more. Tour Bumed in Hotel. Topeka, Kan., Special. ? In a. fire thait destroyed tlie Central Hotel nere early Sunday, four persons were -farad* to death and three others were seriously inured. The dead: John W. Eriekson, Clay Centre, Kan., eonnty clerk j Benjamin Ship ley. Belle Plainc, Kan., Student at University of Kanaas; Walter Ship ley, Topeka, chemist for Santa Ferr; L. R. 8 1 rat ton, Polk eonnty, Mis souri, empoye of hotel L, Camp ,M1 ? ^9-1, Latest News. BY WIRE. Fisher Quit* Harvard. Cambridge, fcia8j? The resignation of Georgo Lincoln Goodalo Fisher, professor of natural history at Har vard University and director of tho Botanical Garden, has boeu an nounced. 1 Judge Gordon Held In $20,000. Spokane, Wash. ? Judge M. J. Gor doo, former counsel for the-GreaJt Northern Railway, was arreted charged with embeatzleineut of funds from the railway company while act ing as Its attorney. His bond for ap pearance was lized at $30,000. Tele/ hone Train Service. . Chicago, 111.? The Illinois Central Railroad, from Chicago to Cairo ni>d from Cnrbond:Ue to Fast St. Louis, ? 7 3 miiet, is operated by telephone Instead of by telegraph. > Mayor Get# Fifty Cents a Year. Hoopestpn, III.? Hamilton C. Fin ley la tho first Democrat electod Mayor slnco the city was created, thirty-eight yesrs ago. The Mayor's Balary is fifty cents a year, and tho Aldermen recelvo twonty-ftvo cents a year each. "Dry" Victory in Florida. TallahnsHee, Fin. ? The Senate by a vote of 24 to 7 passed thy Hilhtirn bill for submission of Stato-wldo pro hibition to tho voters of the State, Arnjy Captain a Suicide. Laurel, Md. ??Captain George C. Burnoll, of tho Unltud State* Signal Corps, died from the effects of self inflicted bullet wounds at Laurel San atorium. Captain Ilurnell was born In Vermont in 1808, and served with honor as an officer of the Signal Corps in tho Spanish War. T?ilHy-four Homicides. Birmingham, Ala. ? Coroner Bra Bhear announces that Ills record shows thirty-four homicides committed In Jefferson County for the first twenty days in April. This Is an averago of sllghTIy over three every two days. Woman Slayer Arrested. Baltimore, Md.? Robert F. Wood, a native of Barbadoes, was arrested here for the murder of his niece, Mtb. Aleah Alinda Roach, a widow, at No. 400 West Fifty-third street, New York City, last September. Divorces Author. Chicago, 111.-? Mrs. Emily Gross has n decree of dlvopce. from Samuel Eb erly Gross, author and real ostato dealer, on t,he ground of desertion. Q Canal Work Has Cost $03,015,000. Washington, D. C. ? The expendi ture of $3,250,000 on tho canal zona during the month of January brought the total expenditure on the zone to ward the construction of the canal, civil administration, sanitation and plant bulldine to $98,916,000. Buried Near His Organ. Portland, Me. ? The ashes of Pro* fessor Hermann Kottsohmar, who for forty-saven years was organist of the First Parish Church, the oldest edi fice in this city, have been buried in ono of the walls of that church in close proximity to the organ. BY CABLE. Moors Kill Two Frenchmen, Oron, Algeria. ? Moor? hato at tacked a French mining and prospect* lng party lu the Djobel Bleni region, Two of the proapeotors were killed, but tho others escaped after a hard fight, Germany Plana $60,000,000 Loan, Berlin. ? The Imperial and Prufl. elan Governments have arranged with a syndicate of banks, headed by tho Relchsbank, to bring out an imperial loan of $80,000,000 and a Prussian loan of $10,000,000 at three and a half and four per cent. - * - American Missing Abroad. . London. ? Dudley F. Loomls, of Tiffin, Ohio, lended at Southampton on March 18, since which time he haa not been teen. The American con mils in England are searching for olues, McVey Wins Contract Suit, Paris. ? Richard Klsgin, the pug!-' list manager, has lost his suit against '8am MoVey, the negro heavyweight, for $4000 for brcach of contract. Shakespeare's Birthday. Stratford-on-Avon, England. ? Thi 345th anniversary of tho birth of William Shakespeare was celebrated here. Tho city was lavishly decor ated and crowded with visitors. - Cnptnln Won't l*aj\ Manila. P. I. ? Captain James T). Beams, of the Thirtieth Infantry, will bo tried bv a general court-martial, of which Colonel Granger Adams Is president, on a charge of having failed to pay his personal Indebted ness. A To Investigate Spreekels Encounter. Paris. ? The Foreign Office has de cided to investigate the recent en counter in San Francisco, Cal.. be tween Count F. de Jouffroy d'Abbans, an Attache of the French Consulate, and John D. Bpreckels. -t*;- . Lieutenant Brunzell a Suicide. Mantis, P. I. ? Lieutenant Albert M. Brunsell, a young officer of the .First Marines, was found dead In the rear of his quarters fit Olangapo. with his throat cut. He was appointed to the Marina Corps froas^Idaho; his na tive State, in February, 1900. \ Fairbanks Reaches Honolulu. . Honolulu, Hawaii. ? Former Vice President Charles W? Fairbanks ar rived from 8an Francisco on board the Japanese liner Chlyo Maru and w*a warmly welcomed. , ^ w * . -t *?* -- --- . * NEWS FROM WASHINGTON After twenty hours devoted (4 '?ounting and recounting the <'#at Thursday (he Daughters of the .i''?" devolution Friday' found' 1 M I.oinrs of il, e biennial election of !l,,,r society divided between (ho ad ministration mid the mHi-udmlnistra. " ,on',,M- The big flght of (|,o < on f?** "?* w<>? '>> the adminiHtration, <n H.-o < k'ctiQo of M i h. Mut| hew T. ? <ot(, of Illinois, (o be president <niorah The- second ofllcer in point > honor, (h?( of vice iprosidont-gen in charge of organizations, how. ?v*i, went (o (he nnti-oduiiuistration 'Ollotvm by ?h.' election r.f Mir. Mi mndi B. I'nUoch, of this fit v. I "Jth a n a.joi ii v over Mrs.' William urnmiugs Story, of New York, of wily ti-vnteg out of 873 hallols casl, Mrs. .s<o(Ck victory goes down noon >?? records of (he society as one of ne lyosi closely contested in (he his "ry of i he organimitin. Scarcely luid ? ie (list wave of disappointment at I ho narrow ,|ofe.,t oP M|s g, ?wept over #l,er followers before lotion was taken to 'ren?w the fljrht o fleet the retiring State regent "a* arosidenl-jreneu.l two years hence. A ! Mrs- Kent's term of office will fx pi re. So il.wp an fleet ion stirred (he con ri.'ss beyond (he experience of vears. 7 )v"8 Huirnclerixed by bitterness hat prevented the motion <>f Mrs' . 0,'V nmke the election of her ?l.vnl unanimous being adopted, with liascnl from u group of anti-admini*. ?ration deb gates. ? ? ? Senator MeCun.her, of North !),? <?>ta, Tuesday, in criticising ||1(> ferenee report on (he census bill, nude the ehaige that the coumis of <e has in i I k employ in one bureau ? lie wile of a secretary of a J,\- presen a ive in Congress, the wives of two > mcials , f (|,e War Department and ue wite of a prominent official in ne 1 reasiuy Department. "Promo ?lon, he said, "seems to be almost .l 'or women who have husbands n the departments. This is getting O bo a eiiy of official families hold n3> positions under government.' ? ? ? In the Senate Wednesday cotton iced oil was (he subject of an cx juange of opinion between protection lats.Itepublicans and tariff- f 03 -ro von ue Democi at s. Senator Simmons, of North Caro lina protested against such action, leclaring that he was free to say that ie was not in favor of placing cotton iced oil on the free list. Stating that ?the ? importation of rotton reed oil in 1008 was 202 gal 9?rt*V ^a'i .V^'^ed revenuo >1 frS.28, Mr. Aldrich said the tax >n that article was "for protection Jure and simple. -? "Any pretense,^' declared Mr. Till nan, rising in his placo and speaking .nJ*r-r?U8 langua^e' there if projection cn cotton seed oil through ?nch a duty is a humbug. Cotton I ?eed,oiI producers do not want anv protection nt all." ? ? ? Senator Cummins' bill for on in jotno tax provides oh follows; inoPn)n lnc0D1cs not exceeding $10, ?22ir upon ionics not ox Jeoding $20,000, 2 1-2 per oent; upon ?ncomcs not oxcocding $40,000, 3 oer oUCO?H not CXCCC^ff ' ' 1-2 P^r cent; upon incoqica aot exceeding .$80,000, 4 per cent ? upon incomes not oxceoding $100.000! ? uP?n inoomcs excead mg $100,000, 0 por cent. Mr. Cummins beliovcs that the graduated tax so provided for will produce a somewhat log' revenue ban a flat tax of 3 per cent and is of the opinion that the amount rainad M0 000,000?'n"me''' W?"1'1 bc ?b??' The gennto flnanco oommitteo Bat urday ngrocd on a compromiio be tween manufacturer* of print paper and thoso who are demanding froo pulp and reduced duties on paper. A continuance of tho present rate of 15 per cent ad valorem on hides was de cided upon. The bouse ratrs on steel rails probably "will stand and some protection will be afforded indepen dent oil producers. ? ? f For March, 1909, rlie Government receipts from internal rovenno amounted to $19,927,304, which is an increase over March* 190S, of $049, ; 380. The receipts from spirits aggre gattd $11,079,933, e.n increase of gated $11,079,983, nil increase of $356,227; fermented liquors, $4,099f-. 776, decrease $09,375; oleomargarine, $61,133, decrease $12,145. Other items show slight increase*. For the nine months of the present fiscal year a decrease is shown, of $7,986,998. ? ? ? Some of the administrative a fea tures of tho tariff bill will be submit ted to the full membership of the Senate ffoamfe rommittec very soon. They include the substitute for the maximum and minimum foature of the Payne bill, which has been work ed out by Chairman Aldrich and ap proved by the Republican members, after having been perfected with th? aid of Senator Root and Curtis and others who t*ve fivea the subject eareful study. Court Findings. | Spartanburg, Special. - Harvey Bradford. colored, charged with burg lary, entering the roum of M i?>t? Julia Reed, a student of Converse College, was convicted on lu&t Saturday, tie jury returning a verdict 1 a 1 1* in the afternoon. The principal witness wo* Miss Heed, the heroine ol' the night in question. In a moat dramatic man ner she described 'lie midnight in t ruder and told of the lleriy? strug gle she had with him and the bite hho gave him, causing him to tlee. In his I .iglit lit! dropped his h';Vt , whhh, with the hi to who gave him , nerved as a (lie that led to his arrest. Har vey is a rough looking negro, who lives in the outskirts of I he city. Under the verdict he was given a life sentence, John (iuinn, white, who was con victed on (lie ? charge of mauslauiih ler for the killing of Karle Trammel I at (ireer several weeks ago, \w?s ? cn tencod to Ktivt? two years. The jury i oconimcudcd liiin to the mercy of the court. Will Haywood, who killed Ma'thcws Hurley, at Ueidviile several mouths ngo and found guilty of man slaughter, was sentenced ? to serve twelve years in the pen. John Col lins, convicted of killifig ,!<>( Loci'.-, man ln--?t Christinas Kve, and who was recommended to mercy, was giv en a life sentence. Nogro Hanged at Cheater. Chest cij? Special- -Lawson Addison, colored, was hanged litre Friday for the murder of Matilda MeMn:;tcr and Mamie Hulsell. The execution took place in the jail, an immense crowd gathering around the building, hut .only a few being admitted to the in ner precincts. Th? 'drop fell at 10:25 a.nn.j and in twenty minutes Addison wjis cut down. Ilis neck wiis broken by I he fall. The execution passed olf quietly. There was no sort of demon stration, and the feeling among those who gathered seemed to be that. Addi son had met with a righteous fate. He admitted this himself. He advis ed his race to heed the advice of the white race nnd shun liquor. Orangeburg "Drys" Organize. Orangeburg, Special. ? I?r. P. A. Baker, of the Anti-Saloon League of America, made a strong address to a very gjod audience again Tuesday night. After the regular exercises of the evening a conference of prohi bitionists was held and a committee formed to organize an executive com mittee to take charge of the catn algn in this county. Mr. A. \V. ummers and the Rev. B. M. Fore man are chairman and secretary, rc ipectively, of this committee. A rep resentative from each of the churches [>f the city is also on the oommittee, This committee is to report a plan of organization to & public meeting to bo held later. I Fir* Destroys Large Bain, Darlington, Special.?- Fire Monday morning about 1 o'clock destroyed the large barn of Mr. E, 0. Woods of thp local bar, In the rear of his reel- 1 depoe en C'ashua street, together with a buggy, and a carriage. The Are pIpo came near killing a horse in the stable. This makes the third flro in Darlington in loss than two weeks, no one of which has destroyed more than $1,000 worth of property. The work of the local fire department Is largely creditable for this, and it can not be too highly praised. Monday' morning two streams of water were playing on the building ton minutes i after the alarm was turned in. ! Drowned In Saluda Elver. Greenville, Special. ? F, C. Bucknor who has been in tho employ of the Pelr.or Manufacturing company, was drowned in the Saluda river 8unday afternoon hile swimming. The body was recovered about dusk, Sunday night. His mothef lives in this city. Rosemary Happenings. Rosemary, Special. ? The citizens of the Ifosemaiy school district, cre ated by an Act of the last, session of the Legislature, are very much grati- 1 fled over the election held last Sat urday for the purpose of issuing $7,000 for tho erection of a new school building at Rosemary. There was nota single vote against the pro position. The people of this district are keenly interested in the cause of education. Tho new school building will bo of brick and will be modern in every particular. Something like 200 children will attend this school. St. Matthew's Fears Smallpox 8t. Matthew's, Special. ? At the suggestion and request of the secre tary of the State board of health, the pbycicians of thie town met Tuesday in the office of Dr. A. R. Able and formulated plans for a thorough rae cination of the people of this com munity, This aetion waa thought r.^7 ? ? T. ^ r " PALMETTO HAPPENINGS TOLD IN BRIEFS Occurrences Interest Gleaned Prom AH Sections of the Buay Palmetto State Rosl Estate Rising. Ct lumbia, Special.?- Men who have money u> invest in this country ar? looking for real estate, and tho result is t hot land has gone up about here a; cant twice as high as it was ten or, twelve years ago. Factory stock is not us desirable as it was a few year* since, ami the country is pretty well llllnl wit It banks, which fact has caus ed men who I.kvo money to invest to turn their attention more to real estate. With the improved method* of farming now in use and the proba bility. <f niill greater improvement* ' in agriculture, the prospect is good tor this Piedmont ronnhy to be one " t il.e most prosperous" parts of tho/ South. Jn tl o Interests of Farmers. Sr'i.fitor Smith got in some good* wmk in the U. 8. Senate Wednesday l'or the farmers of South Caroinn, when he began his llg!>t for tho retCn tion of sulphate of ammonia on tho free list in the new turilT bill. Al though this commodity is placed nn der the head of those that are to bo admitted .free, Senator. Smith feared that through some means a duty uiiuht U? plwoed on it whieh would come out of the pockets of the far mers in the end. He protested on tho floor of the Senate and. secured per mission to place his remarks in the Congrcssicnal Record at length. Inspecting Lexington Farms. Lexington, Spccial.-^-Tho Hon. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agrieul tore, nod Prof. Iia W. Williams, \ in chaige of the farm demonstration woik in South Carolina for the Unit ed States Government, were here Tuesday inspecting the demonstra tion farms near here, which are under the supenision of Mr. Q. A. Derrick. Both were agreeably surprised at the progress made on these farms. Commissicnor Watson took photo ' graphs of several patches of vetch, which crop is said to do better in Lexington than in any of the other counties in tho State. Mr. Watson' took snapshots at a bunch of beef cattle alr.o, Negro's Case to Be Appealed. ' Laurens, Special. ? John Henry An derson was not hanged on Friday as haR for some time been expected; and if ho is ever to hang, it will not be for several months yet. This situa tion is brought about by the fact that Attorneys uichey and Blackwell have served notice of intention to appeal to the Supremo Court for a new trial, basing the appeal on alleged errors in tho trial and sentence of the con demncd negro. It is understood that the eases for this circuit do not como, up in the Supremo Court for at least six months, and that even if the ap peal is dismissed, It will ho tWDO time, before the elocution, Making Humter * CitM Cit y, Bumtor, Speoltvl.? The ladlcu ot thf Civic League are making active prep* arations for the reception of the Fed* oration of "Woman's Clubs of South Carolina 011 April 27. This organic*# tion of patriotic ladles not only main* tains a nurso, who attends to thf needs of the sick among the poor of tho city, but feels a great deal of civic prido in the appearance of the " city. Already a number of the puis lio places have been greatly improv^ ed under their direction, and . the - League is constantly encouraging pri? vate property owners to beatify their premises. Damage Suit Agointt Southern WOB - by the Railroad, Saluda, Special.? The jury In tb? caio of Krepps against tho Southern Railway Company, being a suit tor damages in the sum of two thousand dollars for alleged personal injuries, sustained while alighting from a pas senger train in Augusta, returned a verdict in favor of the railroad. State Treasury at Low Ebb. Columbia, Special.? The Stato of South 'Carolina Monday made ar rangements to borrow $500,000, if so much be necessary, at any time this vear. It appearing that the bid of J. P. Matthews, for tho Palmetto National Batik, of Columbia was the lowest offer, as appeared from the bids submitted, the said offer to make tho loan at three (8) per cent in terest for the Palmetto National Bank was accepted. It will be necessary for the State to borrow about $200,- - 000 at onto on account of the pen sion payments . * . V -V- r ~ 1 ? ?? 1 "g r Ten 1 Arrests In Scran ton. Seranton, Special. ? As a result ef an Jfjvestigation held here and Wednesday by Deputy Commissioner Wharton, relating to th*> burning of P. M.Lee's store last December, the following men were Mr rested by Sheriff Geo. J. Graham: P. M. Lee, C. P. Johnson. Bert And O. F. Kamrow, P iWe brotb fo8BB Tuesday .... [n^m?r?r;