The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 22, 1909, Image 1
VOLUME XII
CAMDEN, 8. 0.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1909
Latest News.
BY WIRE.
v. . . i-iio, routed lawyer, )>ead.
Haltlmore. ? John P. I?oef former
ly Attorney-Qener?l o f Maryland, died
nerp oT paTaTyaTs at the age of seven
ty?tbree, He was the author o ( legal
works of high standing,
? ?'? ? ' l* ?
Wiud Jour\inli*t Dead.
Kanta Fe.-~.Colonel Max Froat, the
politician, Journalist and author, la
llt lhe age ?^fl/ty-aeven years;
Although ho had been blind for sev
en v years, he retained his grip on
Journalistic and political affairs.
Have Killed 100 Maine Deer.
Uangor, Me.? The 100 mark was
reached in the receipts of deer at the
Rangor station kIiico the opening of
the game season on October J, which
1* nearly up-to the mark of last year.
Frank Tourtelotte, of- Bangor,
brought In a 283-pound buck.
Slayer /Dies In Fire.
Llhcolnton. N. C. ? Ulvsses Wlso
killed his father-in-law, J. D. Hall
man, with an axe, and half an hour
later, his wife and children having
fieri, he went Into hia house, set it
afire, and perished In It.
Dallied 7 Times in 0 Hours.
St. Louis, ? Whenever City Hospital
attendant# miss Henry Kolb, u pa
tiotft suffering from lead poisoning,
they find him in the bathtub. From
noon until C p. m. Kolb took seven
baths. "It eases the pain," he says,
Kills Wife and Self.
Cleveland. ? After killing his wlfo
and fatally won ndlng her sister, John
Sherry, u painter, fatally shot him
self. Sherry accused his wife of im
morality, and declared that her sis
ter, Mrs. Minnie Grube, was her com?
panlon in it.
Sight of $800 Tempted Sailor.
Norfolk. Va. ? Temptation caused
Robert Hentze, a sailor, employed on
Franeis M. Wilson's yacht Sumlda,
-to take $ x 0 0 from a bureau In the
owner's cabin. He was caught mak?
iug his way to shore.
Funerals Are Too Cheap.
Cincinnati. ? ? Fifty manufacturers
of caskets declared at a meeting here
that funerals were too cheap and the
price of caskets too low in view of
the cost of material, but declared an
effort would be made to establish
uniform prices for caskets.
Was an Attorney.
Chicago. ? The Chicago police were
satisfied that the man who robbed
the bank of D. M. Erskine & Co.. at
Highland Park. 111., and committed
suicide when run down by the au
thorities was Lamar A. Harris, of
l,os Angeles, Cal., an attorney.
Doctor Held For Girl's Murder.
Detroit, Mich. ? Dr. George A.,
Fritsch, tff ibis city, was re-arrested
In connection with the death of Miss
Maybelle Mlllman, of Ann Harbor,
whose dismembered body was found
tied In sacks i\ Kcorso Creek.
Health Lost, Lnwslie Resigns
Washington, D. C. ? Discouraged
In his search for health In the dry
climate of the Southwest, Third As
sistant Postmaster-General Lawshe
announced that he intended to resign
from the public Fervic\ President
Taft was so notified,
BY CABLE,
Mm-llnl Law in Nicaragua.
Managua, Nicaragua. ? Then entire
Atlantic coast was in the hands of
the revolutionists, and President Zo~
Jaya declared martial law in Mana?
gua, capital oi Nicaragua.
Russia Wants Our Machinery.'
Berlin. ? Captain Godfrey L. Car
den, a special agent of the American
Department of Commerce and Labor,
who has arrived hero from St. Peters,
burg, raja Russian 'demands for
American machinery and tool* exceed
the supply,
Driven Insane by Bonibi. ?
London. ? As an extraordinary ee?
quel to recent bomb outrages In
Sweden, Prof. Martin Ekenburg, Doc
tor 6f Philosophy and a well known
Swedish scientist, of Gothenburg,
has lost his reason. He was sus?
pected o complicity In the crimes.
Russo-Cliincpe Questions.
Pekln.? A meeting for the discus
sion of questions pending between
Russia and China has been arranged
between M, Korotovitz. Russian Min
ister to China, and the Russian Minis*
tre of Finance, M. Kokovsoff. Tho
conference will lake place at Harbin.
Spanish Goods Roycottcd.
Brussels. ? The Socialists declared
a boycott agftinst Spanish grooda aad
resolved to kesp the flag at their
headquarters at half-mast until the
execution of "errer was avenged.
Pinnace Blows Up; SI* Killed.
Maassluis, The Netherlanda.-?
While torpedo boatB were engaged In
clearing wrecks from the coast near
Schevenlngen a ship's pinnace vu
destroyed by an explosion of picric
acid. A first lieutenant and men
were killed.
Zeppelin Not to Race Airship*.
Berlin. ? Count Zeppelin declared
that as long aa hla alrehlpa remain
the property of the Zeppelin Airship
Construction- Company they will not
take part Tn lny public
contest.
Roads Improvemer. - Bill Paaeed.
London. ? The HousejPtLorda unan
imnusiv passed the second raiding of
the roada improvement bin, *****
'nproTement of roada. r
TWO PRESIDENTS CUSP
IUNDSJH FfllENDSKIP
Taft and Diaz Meet on American
and Mexican Soil.
BRILIANT BANQUET IN JUAREZ
An Klaborate fitnte llanquet lu the
Town ?( Jtntrex, Over ill? Mf*l?
can Border, Cloned a Memorable
Day la llietorjr.
Ml Paso, Texas. ? An elaborate
State banquet at the little town of
Juarez, across the Metlcan border,
brought to a close a memorable day
In tho history of the United States
and Mexico.
Porflrio Dlas, Mexico's venerablo
President, had crossed over to Ameri
can soil and had been received with a
warmth that told ltn own story of the
good feeling between the nations.
President Taft, in his turn, throwing
custom to the wluds, had turned his
back on hig own country to receive
General lias's cordial greeting on the
Mexican side.
All this had been marked by the
booming of guns, the blare of trum
pet*, the tooting of band*, in short,
all tho noise and pomp that ordinarily
Invest a state occasion of Importance.
But the culmination of the day's In
ternational program came when Pres
ident Dlas flrBt arose to speak. He
assured President Taft of his warm
personal regard and his high esteem
for the man who accomplished 60
much In the Philippines, In Cuba and
elsewhere, and who now had the
honor to be the Chief Executive of so
great a natloa as the United States.
President Taft declared that he was
glad to meet President Diaz. He
was glad to know the President of
such a great nation, and especially
glad to meet the man who had made
that nation great.
Both Presidents dwelt on the cor
diality of the relations between tho
United States and Mexico. President
Taft said that tho meeting was not
necessary to strengthen the bonds of
friendship. It merely typifies the
Strength of the hond3 already exist
ing.
Less than a score of persons were
permitted to witness the meeting of
tho two Presidents. Even these wero
Excluded later, when President Taft
and President Diaz withdrew into an
Inner room of the Chamber of Com
merce Building, where the historic
meeting occurred, and were attended
only by Governor Creel, of tho State
of Chihuahua, formerly Ambassador
to the United State*, who acted as in
terpreter.
An interesting incident of the day
was the - declaration, of neutrality
over El Chamlzal territory, a part
of the cl*.y of El Paso over which Mex
ico is contending for sovereignty. El
Chamlzal teriitory was formed when
the Rio Grande Itiver took_one of its
periodical spellB of contrariness and
changed lt3 course a mil : or two to
the westward.
Tho contention of the American
autlyiritles ig that this change was
gradual and was duo to natural ac
cretions from the American side. The
Mexican authorities contend that the
change was due to a sudden shift
of courBc, and that the United States
gained no additional territory by tho
shifting of toe natural boundary line.
The question is still In dispute, It
was agreed between the Governments
of Mexico and the United States that
this territory, which lies on this side
of the international bridge, should
be regarded as neutral, and that
neither the American nor the Mexican
flag should anywhere be displayed
In It.
As President Dlas made fcjs,way
through the Chamlsal to %islt Presi
dent Taft the roadway was lined with
American troops. As President Taft
passed ovor the disputed ground to
return the call the way was lined
with Mexican soldiers.
The ceremonies began when Presi
dent Diaz, In a State carriage with
gold hubs, gold-mounted doors, black
horses and gay cockades, crossod the
international bridge with an' escort
of soldiers, The main body of Mex?
Jcan troops was left behind at the
entrance to the bridge, President
Diss's carriage was driven at a smart
pace through the Chamltal territory,
to be met at the boundary by the
American troops and by Secretary
Dickinson. '
A salute of twenty-one guns was
fired as President Dlas stepped from
his own csrriage into one provided
by the American authorities.
With an escort of two squadrons
and three batteries of American field
artillery, the visiting Prestdent was
taken at double quick time through
tho streets of the city to the Cham
ber of Commerce Building, where
President Taft awaited him.
President Dlax wore full dress unl-.
form. Gold lace was at his throat
and ou his cuffs, and a broad gold
sash was around his waist. On hla
left breast many decorations glit
tered. All alorig the llne;0f march
Prestdent Dlas was cheered by the
crowds. With plumed chapeau In
hand, he acknowledged the greeting
with bows to left and right.. Secre
tary Dickinson rode beside him and
an aide occupied the forward seat in
the carriage. . _
President Taft and President Dlax
chatted with each other through an
interpreter abd. appeared to find re
lief in the fact, that over their meal
at least they could exchange a few
informal remarks.
President Taft left El Pako for 8an
Antonio and Pireeldent Dlas pulled
out of Juarez for the City of Mexico.
Quinine Kills Baby.
John Koller, three years bid, found
rn box of two-grain quints* plfitiifi
cloeet at hla home In Paterson, N. J.,
| And. believing them to he candiee,
swallowed aeven of them. Hla moth
er found him in a?ony. He died an
hour later in the Qonhral Hospital.
New York Honors Cook.
HORSE'S mi FAILS
HE DUES II) TOMBS
Unanimous Opinion of United
States Court Upholds Verdict
FINANCIER GETS 15 , YEARS
Former Ice King Returns (o Prison? g
Kiit iiopr la In the Olementr of
the President, Who lies* the Pow
er of Perdon,
New York City. ? Charles AVi
Morse, financier and former Ice King,
lost hla appeal to the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals from the
Judgment of the lower court thijt he
he imprisoned at hard * labor for
fifteen yearn in the Federal prison in
Atlanta for Juggling with the bookB
and cash of tho National nank of
North America, lfo is hack in the
Tombs now, having surrendered him
self to United States Marshal Ilenkel
immediately after the unanimous ad
verse decision had been handed down.
He slept in his old cell there, Un
less the United Stages Snoreipe Court
Intervenes In his behalf ho will be
compelled to servn fifteen veara,
which practically will mean the rest
of his life. Martin W. Littleton,
counsel for Morse, apnlled to the
United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals at once for a stay of execution
for forty davs, pending application to
the United States Sunreme Court for
a writ of certiorari, tho object being
to carry the case up to the highest
court in the Isnd for final review, it
was granted, but the question of Ad
mitting tho banker to bail was left
ooen. If tho United States Sunreme
Court derides against Morse nothing
can savo him from dolus: time excent
a pardon from tho President of the
United States. ,
Morse was asked If he had anvthiug
to bay to the public about his ill-for
tune. *
"Naturally I am disappointed that
the Circuit Court of Appeals did not
reverse the JudKpjeaL^ftk^eiHowMfc
court." he replied. ,"but I reinsure
that the Suorome Court will not. tin
hold to-day's decision, and that I will
get another trial. I am not cast
down or discouraged. On tho con
trary. I expect to remain cheerful and
confident, and, so far as I am allowed
any liberty, I will continue to use all
my efforts to repav thosi who are
supnosed to have suffered through me
and my acts."
Passing to the false entry tee stock
counts, on all ten of which Morse
was convicted, the Cu.ui. said:
. "We neo no escape from th? propo
sition that if the defendants were
properly convicted on two of these
counts the Judgment must be sus
tained. Count No. 3B, for instance,
charges that on December 8, 1905.
tho defendant. b?ing vice-president
of tho. National of Vorth Amer
ica, unlawfully, knowlnglv and fraud
ulently did wilfully make in a book
of? the bank known as 'Call Loans,'
on page No. 5188, a certain entrv as
follows: 'Dnvlson<-Brown, 114.71J.S5.
6 Dec. 8. 1905, 4000 Am. Ice. Feey.
Com.;' that ^his entry purported to
show and did In substance indicate
that a loan in the amount of $114.
712.85 had been wado bv the bank
to Davison Brown, with 4 000 ohares
of Amerlran Ice Companv as security;
that said *?ntry was false, first, be
cause no loan in that air mnt had
bean made to Davison Ei awn by the
bank, and, second, that 4000 shares
of Ice ctock hhd not be?n placed as
security for that loan, but wero in
fact the property of the bank.
"That false entry was made by the
defendant with Intent to Injure and
defraud the bank and its shareholders
and to deceive the other officers of
the bank and any af?nt appointed by
the Comptroller of the Currency to
examine the affairs of the said hank.
"The broad fundamental questions
underlying several of these counts
were: Who owned the lea stock, the
bank or Morse? 'If the bank owned
14. was this fact concealed by false en
tries In the books and reports made
by the dlrectton or procurement of
the defendant?' These propositions
were clearly and fairly stated by the
Court, and the jury was- repeatedly
Informed that the crucial question
fop It to determine was who owned
the stock, and they were told again
and again that if Morse was the real
owner he must be acquitted, The
finding of the Jury that the bank
owtied the stock carried with it, al
most as a matter of course, the other
ingredients of a crime. It cannot be
maintained . that the entries were
consistent with such ownership and
the Jury was Justified in find not
only that they were false, but were
made with intent to conceal the true
situation, so that the only question
Is whether thera was any evidence to
submit to tho Jury, or if there were,
whether it would hava been error to
have granted a motion for the direc
tion of a verdict for the defendant."
Regarding the counts charging
false reports to the Comptroller of the
Currency the opinion of tho court
says:
"The motives which actuate men
can be ascertKilTed only by a scrutiny
of their acts. One who passes a coun
terfeit coin knowing It to be counter*
felt, and receives valqe in return, t?
not permitted to say that he did the
act with Innocent intent, and the
same rule applies to the crlmes.vwe
are now consldeving.
. "A bank officer whq wilfully mis
applies the funds of (he bank or who
makes or causes to be made a false
entry In its books, knowing It to be
false, cannot be allowed to say that
he did the act Innocently,
HISTORIC CANONCTIET BUllKKD.
Famous Mansion of Rhode Maud's
~ Wall Tlf trnwril ? L'
?. - -i ww wicrnvi v* ?xruyr u ?
Narragansett Pier, R. I. ? Canon
chet, which was bnllt and furnished
at a cost of 91,000,000 and which
fig v red In society and historical
areata, has been destroyed by fire.
William Sprague, war Goverbov of
Rhode Island and former United
BUtea Senator, who built the place,
and hla wife, had narrow aacapaa
from death in the blase.
"The misapplication of Its fundi
necessarily tends to Injure or defraud
the bank, and ho who commits the act
cannot escape a natural Inference
which flows therefrom. Bo, too, as
to a false sn|ry, such an eutry Is cal
culated to deceive, und ho who utade
it, or cauaed it to ho made fcnowlngly,
cannot avoid the inevitable vreauuip
tiou."
Morse's career hAs been remarkable
almost from the beginning. Tie was
born at Bath, Me., in 18&6, was grad.
uated from Bowdoln College before
he was twenty, and then, as ho once
said to a friend, made up Ilia mind
"to make 14,000,000, and I don't
care where 1 get It."
Morse made a considerable fortune
In Maine and then bought into the
steamship lines, coming to this city in
1885. H? road* his alliances here
with the old Tammany leadera, and
ten yoars later he was cheek by Jowl
wllh tbeio at >vork formiEg his
Ice trust. Into which such men as ex
Mayor Van Wyck and .Tohn P. Carroll
were invited.
Morse and the lato Charles T. Bar
ney were men who appealed strongly
to each other, and the two became as
sociated in many enterprises of a
more or les? speculative character.
Barney had his trust company ? tho
Knickerbocker? to help him out, and
Morao oventually conceived the idea
that he. too. would go Into tho bank
ing business so as to be a-ire to bavo
ready cash bandv when he needed It.
Then, came Heinre and the Thom
ases into New York's financial hori
zon, and not long afterward tbo
Morfr-Helnze-Thonjaa chain of banks
wan flxeri up. including the National
Bank of North America, the Mercan
tile National, the New Amsterdam
National, and several State banks and
trust companies.
At tho time of the panic a'll of the
institutions nanred rnllpd for help,
and the National Bank of North
America and tbo "New Amsterdam Na
tional went under.
fatal nwxn tiger battle.
Wife of Proprietor Shot llcn<l and Six
Others Wounded. .
Greenville. Miss. ? Slate detectives
In two patrol boats attacked the blind
tiger ferrv in which liquor Ik sold In
defiance of State laws while Iho ferry
lay off Green vllle^ and In tho battle
?fTftt followed Mr*.. Charles Stephens,
wife of the blind tinier owner, wan
killed, and eIx other nerson* were In
jured. 'Two of the Injured, Engeno
Stler and Marshal Cheuet. were fatal
ly hurt. They were on the blind tiger
hoat. N'nne of the dctcctlvcs was In
jured. Stephens, who nwnr. six whis
ky hoata operating In the river along
th" Mlssteslonl shore, escaped.
The detectives planned to surprise
Stephens and his crew by a night at
tack. They boarded tho boat, and
the surprised crcyv began nhoottn^
and t>e detectives returned the fire.
Mrs. Stephens got. into the fight and
In thp darkness eh^ was mistaken for
one of the crew. The detectives rid
dled her with bullet?. Following tho
eublectlou of lb? crew they were tak
en prisoners and the boat was burned.
$2,000,000 LOSS IN KEY WEST.
Hurricane Wrecks Nine Factories and
Many Homes. *
Key West. Fla. ? As a result of tho
hurricane which Rtruck the sourthern
coast of Florida. Kev West was a
mass of wreckage, and the damage to
nroperty la estimated at $2,000,000;
Martial law ' was proclaimed by the
Mayor, and tho Key West Guards aro
patrolling the city.
The local .weather observer an
nounced tho Indications were that the
entire east coast of Florida would suf?
fer terribly from the hurricanes rag
ing, Of 100 local vessels In the har
bor only five remained at anchor. the
others having gone to sea or been
washed up on the beaches. The
streets along the water front are a
mass of wreckage.
Brick as well as frame buildings
throughout the city suffered from the
fury of the heavy wind, and many
wonderful escapes from death or se
rious Injury have been reported.
FATAL CYCLONE HITS CUBA.
Five Killed in Havana, Where Build
ings Fall.
Havana, Cuba. ? The most serious
cyclone slnea the big blow of Octoher
17, 1906, struck Cuba, causing exten
sive devastation through tho whole
western portion of the Island. In the
city of Havana many minor buildings
were blown down or unroofed? al
most all the trees were uprooted, five
persons were killed, one by an elec
tric wire and the others by falling
buildings. About twenty-five persons
were injured. _ j
The greatest damage done was In
^he harbor, where forty or fifty light
ers, launches and small tugB were
either sunk or blown ashore. The to
tal damage In Havana and- vicinity Is
estimated at $1,000,000.
KILLS LAWYER IN HIS OFFICE.
Client Makes Attack Without Warn
ing on J. T. Patterson.
Wyffne, Ark. ? Turning about In
the doorway * after he bad baen
Ordered to leave the office, Henry
Harding, an Englishman from Cherry
Valley, Ark., drew a pistol from his
coat pocket, fired and killed J. T.
Patterson, one of the most promlnont
lawyers in this State, and a Repre
sentative from this county in the Leg
islature of 1906-1907.
Patterson had defended Harding In
a suit in chancery brought by Kit
lough * Gardner, real estate agents,
and had won the suit. There was
much discussion when the Question of
a fee came up, and Patterson Anally
ordered Hardlag out of his office.
?Yi I i - i ' '
Ass? sin's Brother's Request.
A brother of the assassin of Presi
dent McKIuley asked the police of
Loa ABttlM, Cel., to lock him up
while President Tan Is In The city.
The man is a law-abiding restaurant
keeper, ' ??
Orthodoxy Not Required.
* The motion" in the N?w YotIt Pres
bytery to hold up the ordination of
Archibald Black, whose orthodoxy Is I
in Question, was defeated by a vote
of 4 0 to 81. ; ' vv-" -5^'
TWO ACGUSFD OF MURDER
Chauffeur and Herb Doctor liclcJ
in l iverton Case.
Anu'litt HI. .frnit'K rnrenti |'i?nl>to to
111 t*iM My |Vrl|<m? of l)ot!j , tUlU
llofld Ik HI 111 MUvlnj
Kail River, Mass.- The chargo ol
murder ujjuIiini Willi U1 Thibuault, h
chauffeur, and Frank Kill, an "herb
doctor," ho(h of this city, was the de
velopment in the tragedy of finding
portions of a young woman'* body in
Tiverton, H I, Both men pleaded not
guilty
The avftop*? disclosed sufficient
evidence to hold both. The Full itiv*
er police allege tliat Thlbeuult and
11111 had been consulted by Amelia St.
?lean, a young woman who disap
peared from t bin city a week ago.
The strongest reason for thinking
Miss He, Jean wch the victim 1* tho
identification of a bundle of clothing,,
which was found in Alouni Hope Bay,
as tiic clothing borrowed by mibs Sj.
.lean from bev aunt, Mrs*. I?v?t l.einer
ieuv. of thin city, and worn by her
when she wan lu?t seen.
The giil'a parents, Mr. and Mr*.
John Si. Jean, were unable to identify
positively the portions of ft body in
the custody of tbo Medical Mxamlner
at Tiverton, but It waa the general be
llef of those interested iu the case
that a positive Identification would
ho difficult, if not impossible In any
cast*, with tho bead missing.
The search for tho head in tho
swamp land along the BulgermarsU
and Fish roads iu Tivertort was con
tinued without result. The dragging
of a portion of Mount llaua~?ay off
Tabor Beach, near where the bundle
of clothing was found, likewise pro
duced no clue. Unless tho case should
take some unexpected turn It is Im
probable that any definite progress,
will bo mndo toward solving the mys
tery until tho head of the murdered
girl is found.
' FATA!; STORM SWKKI'S KOt'Tll.
Thirty-seven Dentin* Are Known?
, Many More Feared.
Memphis. Tenn.-? There is a known
death list of thlrty-'Scvca and an un
confirmed report, of thirteen oilier
liven lost, with rcorca seriously in
jured and property damage of a mill
ion dollar*: or more as tbe rpsult of
the storm which swept Mi. Idle and
AVest Tenuei??ee. Alabama, tjeorgia
and parts of Arkansas and South
Carolina.
The storm was the worst that ha*
T?sitc?! this gecUosi cf Jii?* So'it!* ??^
years. Halves of count le.it were Ir.id
waste, towns destroyed and planta
tions greatly damaged.
Tho list of reported dca.l follows:
Denmark. Tenn., 1 : Mulberry. Tenu'.,
J; Stantonville, Tenn., 1 (uljcoit
firmed); Pittsburg l.andin^. Tenn.,
f>: near Stanlerville. x : near Cartevs
ville. G a . , 2 : ? Reolisboro. Ala.,
Wyeth Cov.?, Ala.. S; Stanton, Tenn.,
J : Nixon. Tenn., near Marmaduke,
Ark., 1.
The storm assumed tho propoillons
of a W??sl Indian hurricane, and tho
wind attained a maximum velocity of
ninety miles an hou-.
' While only one-death occurred r.t
Denmark. Tenn.. the damage by the
?storm was completed by a fire which
started in tho ruins and. consumed tho
remaining few dwellings and store
houses, Two hundred persons weru
made homeless, and have apuealed to
neighboring towns for immediate aid.
The storm did great damage a:
Parsons, Tenn. Andrew .T. Banks ami
li Is entlro. family o? seven were killed
by falling timbers,
IMSKBAU, DEATHS 10 IN lOOf).
Majority of Victiiun Were Children? *
Hundreds Injured.
Philadelphia, Pa. ? Nineteen deaths
from baseball have been reported
from various parts of the country
during the season iust closed. Tho
list of injuries runs into the hundred*.
Of the accidents which h'avo proved
fatal only one occurred here. This
was the case of eight-year-old Nathan
Moses, who was run over by a street
car in front of li ia homo while run
ning after a ball in a street game on
May 28.
MoBt?qf the victims who paid toll
to the iport were children,. Several
were spectators struck by batted balls
or hit by bats which flew from the
bands of players.
WOMAN POISONS COFFKK F01? 0.
Takes Strychnine Herself and Dies
"'When the Plot is Discovered.
Appleton, Wis. ? The poisoning of
a family of six, named Dietz, at Mor?
tonville, Wis., was narrowly averted. I
Then Miss Lucy Dletz, twenty-six,
committed suicide.
Miss Diets had come home to at
tend the funeral of her father. Next,
morning she was tho flrst to arise and
insisted on preparing breakfast for
the family without help, into which
she put strychnine.
As soon as Miss Dietz learned that
the poison had been discovered sho
took n dose of it herself and died in a
few minutes.
Accused of 916K,0t>0 Theft.
Philip Allen, Jr., vice-president of
the FIrBt National Bank of Mineral
Point, W(s., now in the hands of a re
ceiver, was arrested charged with the
embezzlement of |168,000 of tho
hauk's funds. AUeu \v aa aerIotixJy.il I
at his home.
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Columbus Day Celebrated. ^
Moro than 30,600 marchers took
rt la tbe street parade to honor
Jlrcle the police bad trouble it) haud?
ling tbo throng.
Sire
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TUBERCULOSIS EXHIBIT
State Board of Health WiU EudeaT
or to Seeure the National Travel
ing Exhibit.
Columbia,, S. Special So much
interest wua shown in the tuberculo
sis exhibition at tho State lair laat
year (hat the State Hoard of Health
ItQh planned to tontinue it thin year,
Secretary C. F. Williams has been iu
st ni( 'ted by the Hoard to correspond
with the National Association ubbut
securing the travelling exhibit whi^'h
is boom to be brought into tho State,
preceding the tour through North
Carolina which U l>ooked to begin
early in January. The director of the
exhibition was in conference at Char
lesion last week with the Chairman
Kohcrt Wilson of tho State Health
Board, and Wednesday other eoufer
ences were held at Columbia with'
Secretary William* and the loyal
members of the State board. The
health board is very anxious Jo reach
the crowds which attend Tho Stato
Fair with on educational health show.
Homo Crushes Little Girl.
Georgetown, Special. ? The four*
year-old little daughter of Telegraph
Operator 11. L, Orvin, Harriet, was
run over and badly injured by a run
away horse on Saturday about 1
o'clock, and Kcbeeca, her sister,
slightly bruised about the body by
being thrown down. It was about tho
tho time of tho circus parade, and the
streets were full of people when tho
horKe became frightened and rushed
madly down a sidewalk in West
Georgetown. The Orvin children were
coming around (lie corner ami the
horse ran directly into them, knock
ing little Harriet bcnVath its hoofs
and throwing the other child to one
side. One of its feet landed upon
the face of the unfortunate child,
laying bare the cheek to the bono.
At no time has the child lost con- |
sciousness, but the suffering has been
intense. The terrible wound has Iwen '
skilfully treated by Dr. Sawyer, and I
TmrmTle girl is resting easily. I
Firo in Camden Mill.
Camden, Special;-? About 4 o'clock
Thursday morning lire was discover- |
ed at the Southern Cotton Seed Oil
Mill, and before the flumes were got
ten under control considerable dam
age was dune. The Are was discover
ed under the cotton seed and meal
house, and (his part of the plant with
j a got.d many tons of meal and hulls
ami empty souks were destroyed, The
loss is estimated at about twenty
thousand dollars, which is covered by
insurance. The oil mill proper and
tho ginnery \yerc not hurt. The flro
men did some fine work, and would
have done even belter had they had
sufllcient water pressure.
Charged With Robbing Dispensary.
| Holly Hill, Special. ? Some weeks
ago 11 most daring robbery wns com*
milted in llolly Hill when t lie dis
pensary was broken into and nearly
$700 worth of liquor was carried
away. Since that time n quiet but
peristent investigation lias been car
ried on resulting in the arrest last
week of two white men, John H. Mar
tin, dispenser, and S. II. Boy kin, and
three negroes, James JamiH^iv Fred
Kdwards and Oowell Swett*v Martin
and Hoy kin are out on bond, while
the negroes have been taken to the
? county jail at Monck's Corner.
Scarlet Fever at Columbia.
Columbia, Special. ? In view of the
fact that there is some acarlet fever
in the city anfl in. other parts of the
State, the local board of health
Thursday issued a formal statement,
setting out the best means of prevent*
ing the spread. The statement give*
information as to the nature of sear
let fever and scarlatina, find the
method of treating and quarantining
the disease is explained. There is
nothing startling about the situation
here, the board of health desiring
only to bo on the safe ftide.
DlptherU at Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, Special. ? Diptherla
l.na appeared in Spartanburg though
not to an alarming extent. The board
of health has the disease well in hand
and all infected houses are under
quarantine. Several parents have bo
come unnecessarily alarmed Snd have
tnken their children from school,
though there has been no occasion for
such action. The cases are exceeding
ly mild.
May Acquitted of Murder.
Edgefield, Special. ? Mr. : Yaney
May, a prominent citizen of .Tdhnston,
was Thursday acquitted of the charge
of murder. The defendant killed his
brother-in-law, Mr. Charles'; B. Tid
well, at Johnston, on the 26th of Au
gust last. There was ouuch testimony
to the effect that ifte'^deeeaaod had
mal-trtated his wife, and the protec
tion of her by May brought about
the tragedy that resulted in the death
of Tidwell. The spccial plea was
sel|-defence.
Gaffney's Horse Show.
Geffney,
tiong are
alt b^r the
.how which will
Slayers of Mayor Newberry in
Limbj.
SHOT HIM IN HIS OWN DOOR
Little Daughter Stood Besido Him
and His Sick Wife ia lied,
Beaufort, N. C., Special.? Tho
grand jury Monday brought in a bill
of murder ajainst S. 0 Sandeit. ./ho
hod been arretted for the dead) of
II. Z. Newberry of Newport, who wan
shot to death (Saturday nijjrht at tho
door of hi* home there. Judge Guion
Ordered the sheriff to suinuiou liGO
tulcumen in order to get a jury. Tho
case is get for. Friday at 10 u. m.
Sanders is locked it) the Carteret
county jail here, while his brother, Ii.
F. Sunders, al io is under arrest, hell
us an acescory, Tho prisoners were
brought hero Sunday night by Sher
iff Hancock, after a coroner'* jury at
Newport hud returned a verdict that
Mayor Newberry's death resulted
from gunshot wounds inflicted by H.
J. Bandera and that bis brother also
was implicated in tho shooting.
The assassination of Mayor New
l.erry was the direct outcome, it is
said, of tho prosecution of "blind
tiger" cases. The mayor recently
hud several persons arrested for il
legully selling whiskey, and four of
the men, including the two Sanders
brothers, were bound over for court
at Heuufort next Mon<|py. It ia al
leged threats have been made against
the mayor's life and after his assan
sinutiou Saturday night, suspicion
whs directed to the Sanders brother*.
Great excitement prevailed in N6a> J
port after the tragedy occurred Sat
urday night. The dead man's wit'o
was ill in bed at the time of the mur
der, and his little daughter stood by
his side when lie was shot.
Word of tho shooting was sent to
Beaufort and Sunday afternoon
County Solicitor Abernethy, accom
panied by Sheriff Hancock and a cor
oner's jury, went to Newport on. a
special train. Upon arrival of tho
trnin n( Newport the Sanders broth
ers were arrested nnd Inter the 'COT^ " ,
oner's jury ordered the bearing*
S. A. L. Receivership Ends.
Ashevilb, N. 'C., Special. ? Judgo
Pritehard Monday ofternoon signed
a decree to the effect that the Sea
board Air Line receivership will e^d
November 4, when it will bo turriod
over to the railway company in ac
cordance with the plan of reorganisa
tion which has been, approved by tha
stockholders. Leigh R. Watts, gen
eral counsel for the Seaboard Air
Line, and James F. Wright, assistant
general counsel of Portsmouth, Vn.,
appeared before Judgo Pritehard
Monthly afternoon? for the railway
company and Tunes Brown of the firm
of Burnett & Cutchins, of New York,
appeared for the Continental Tru&t
Company, of New York.
It wa* upon the complaint of tbo
Continental Trust Company that tN
Seaboard Air Line on January. .3?_
1008, was placed bv Judge Pritehard
in tfae hand* of 8. Daviea Warfleld,
R. Lancaster Williams and E. C. Dun
can as receivers. Tht receivership
will have lasted 22 month* when it
ends. This action means much for
the development of the property Mid
that section ojjFthe country through
- It is said to beaf act that the S?av T
board receivership was one of tho
most successful in the country. Tho
debt was reduced, the bonds wer*
reduced and also the road mjidQ
money under the reeelvership.
Whitney Dam Property About to Bt
- ? $?id. . -0? m ;?
Asheville, N. C., Special.? Tho
Bankers' Trust Company of New
York Monday 1n United States cir
cuit court filed a bill against the
WhiJnev Company, John S. Hender- .
sou and Charles W. Smith, receiver*,
anci more than a dozen subsidiary
companies to foreclose an issue of
$5, 0(H), 000 in first mortgage bonds, is
sued in November, 1904. ^
President Hit Brother's
Ranch.
Gregory, Tex., Special. ? President
Taft arrived herte Monday night
ahorlly after 0 o'clock to spend four
day* on the ranch of Charles P. Taft,
his brother. Reports as toithe size
of this ranch vary from 100,000 to
200,000 acres, tn either event, it ap
proaches the proportions of prindctJ
polity nnd during the time her* the
President will be secluded from - local
committees, from the givers of ban
quets and from the onerous dutieeiot
conatant spocch-makintr. When askjy
e?J bow he intended to sp?u4 the t la**
he said in doing as he pleased.
Fautngers of the Antilles jAndcd.
-i Yorfc; 6?eeuili--Tihe passen- -
1 gere and part of the crew of th<i
1 Southern Pacific finer Antilles FbUh
I run a Around oflmno soiulicnit coah
1 of flSida a week . a^o, were landed
here Monday by the steamship Comuv
of the *?#> line. Amongjl