The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, December 21, 1905, Image 1
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VOL. XXIX.
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BA UNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. 190(5.
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AWFUL TRAGEDY
Two Theatrical Men Shot by Ho
tel Proprietor.
ONE OF THFM KILLEI'
tfidly Wounded. Two
unib rs of “Nothinf Bat Moae)”
C mpnay Reseated Conduct of
a Gaffney Hotel M>a.
Who Shot Foth.
*
A dh pitch to The State front G fl*
be; nays It e usual q iiet of tbo clt.
wan disturbed ab'mt 8 45 o'clock Frl
day t verting by the report of a revolv
er three times in q iick succession,
followed q il:kly by the screams of
women crying "murder.” .The police
responded to the c .ll from the Pled
mentinn, conducted by Hester Broth
era. As they weat In, a man came out
calling for a d<ctor.
iLvaaVgatlon showed that Geor e
Hasty, cnecf the preprietors, tad slot
and Instantly killed Mr. Milan B.n
nett, musical director of ' Nothing
But Money” company, which ahowed
there Thursday night, and poMlbly
u-ortaily aom ded* Mr. ‘A-bbott ~ Davh
son, the coirsdlanaLd .ar performer.
It was Mr. DavUoo Whi came down
the steps calling Lr a o c or. The
sheriff and police Lrce arr«s ed Hasty
and lodged Lino in Jail. Toe or toner
was notified and em pane lea a juy.
The Jury wu taken to the hotel wnere
the oeed body waa viewed and they
adjourned to meet at the court house
et 1.30 where the testimony was
heard. The follow li g Is the testimony
as given by-stewwlmr^f;
TDK LADY'S SVlbltNCK. ~ -
Miss Virne Sheridan tee. a d that
m
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KISS BISHOP S ACCOUNT.
MhaMay Blahdplestifi d t hat about
i o o'cck on the previous afternom
while sitting In her room, which 1 sd s
window opposite M-. D vlson’a ro^nr,
Hssty o* ms in there t' get some cards
he had Mr. In a mr me it or two he
oame back and then caste a t' 1 d
time. The tbi-d Vine he Cime to
her wlndo* st a asked him wuat he
wanted. When be asked turtf the
did not want a drins, she tf Id him
abe never diank. He talked with her
a movent atd then In altrd her.
She told Mr. Pa»idsov of It. The
rest c f her testlm' ny was ab ut ths
saTie a* that of Ml ■ Steridan.
Ths negro servants were examined
but no ne* f c a were brought
cut.
THE BROTUEB'S STORY.
WIT Hasty, a brother »f the rrlw-
er wes sworu and testifi d that Mr
Ben O' tt told him to have a fire tuili
for M as Sheridan and t^at he sem
bis brother Gso r ge to build It. H
vis in the kl c en when he s< nt
George out, tba. be s'.av» d there s
few minutes and then went io’o the
ball. Ashe wint tbrtu^b the diring
room he saw Mm S jerld&n, Mtss
B1 h p and Mr. D^vld on in ti e ball
end aaw Mr. bennttt and Gwi‘g
alklng. Just then, Mr. * Djvidso.
brushed by him and w ntto Georg
and grabbed bold o?^ him with hL
left band, at ths same time striking
1m wish his right. Gecrge stum
bled when he was struck and Mr.
Bennett oai ght held of Mm. Qiick
-r than he could t-11 it, G orge shot
Mr Dtvldnqn. He testifitd that h«
saw Mr. Davidson with something
b*1ght In bis band. Hi also exhlbl
sd a pen knife he fouhd after the b6
dy was taken up alx .huura Afiax. the
SOILED LINEN
01 the Democratic Party Wash
ed in Public by Democrats.
ASICSE RJPIBL’C'N 4 .
Williims, Lamar and Sbacktlford Do
the Scrubbing. The Minority Lrad*
J 10. er R-m’ned Mr. Lsmar That
Nj
losuiting Language
Would be Tolerated.
shoot 1pp.
Dr. N sbitt testifija as to the
cause of tie alb and the Jury biought
n a verdict in accordance wttd the
fact. The iff ir is greatly regretted
bv the people of the town, win have
•,ff red eve y assistance poMlble. Mt-
D*vi1soa ia a Mison and a Knight of
Pythias and Is not an ong stran
gers.
A dispalo'i from Washlng'on says
the washing of Dcmrcr&tic linen for
the amusea ent of B pub'icins” as
Mr. Wdlisffs, the minority leader put
it Minday, eccupied the attention or
the house for more than four hours
Wtdoerday. The rt u t atompBsbed
was a defy thrown at the mlmrl'y
terder by R-prcsentative L mar of
oi Florida and another by U -presenta
tive Shackelford cf M ss( urt. Ti e
complaint of both resulted from the
failure of Mr. W.l tami to reo. mmei d
t .sir reappointment as menabers of
tbe committee on interstate and for
elgn commerce. Both ‘mid- long
speeches in wh c i Mr. Wll iimi* lead
ership was assailed from many points.
Mr. Wnihms replied to Mr Lamar at
some length and b-tetiy'to Mr. Shack
elford. His defense was that last
session the D mocrats on this com
mittee were divided at d be deemed
t d^c Ury for the got d of the party
ard the country that a united minor
ity report she uld be made on.the sub
J :ct of railroad rate legislation. —
Speaking of the leadership of Mr
Williams, Mr. Lamar sald.bs.would
DAVIDSON ..TESTIMONY.
•Il« «.»( b ok fr.B it, UMMW W>».* ACMI
"Statsof S u;hCiMlna, Cherokee ^ »n imports t state tfllce and Is at
ths end Mr. Bennett tad a little lonob
in bar room aflir which Mr. Bennett
hft, locking her wlndbwa securely be
fore telling her giod night, as be beard
bow Miss Bishop bad been ancoyoo
by a man early In tbs afternoon. Soon
af er Mr. Bennett left she heard'some
one at the doo r. She did not say any
thing. In a moment he want out on
tbs vet an da and attempted to get in
her wind w, wh ci opemAhn tbs ver
anda. Fallirg there, he oame b ck to
Its door and attempted to break it in
ty putting bis weight against It. He
then ciin sd up to tne transom and at*
Umptid to look in by striking a mat
ch. She recogb tad Georgs Hssty
Rhs 'tLen called Mr. Bennett, ard
Hasty dropped down from the tran
som.
Sbe opened the doer and call, d M-,
Bennet sgalo. Mr, Bonnet came but
.ould find no ots. He then told fer
to go to bed and he wi uld sit In the
room and write ujuk c. She objected
to this, hot be would not hear to leav*
in^her there alone. So be sat there
unfcrt 4 o'clock Friday moral < g, whan
be went to bis roe m for s o mforter,
which be wrapped an und him,' sle p
ing on tl s foot of tbe bed till 1. He
loft her then, tailing that he would
call her in time to catch tbs train.
At 8 he callt d i>er and went to ths
posUffloe, telilrg the negro boy t<
make her a firs. Toe negro oame to
tbe door and she told him to wait s
* few mitutes till she could 1st Mm in.
Id a moment or two Gsorge H ist)
knocked at the door and asked b, r If
she had lira, when sbs told him that
she did not bava^ any, nor did she
want any. She then abut the duor
Whan Mr. Bennet come back sbe told
him of tbe occurence as they went to
breakfast. Boon Hssty came in from
tbs kitchen abd was poined t ut U> Mr.
bennet.
Ths ycuog lady begged Mr. Bennet
not to bother with It, net to have a
fuss. He said he would speak to Mm
about It in a mome nt. He then wet t
to Hasty and said something to him
in a low tone. Hasty began at onct
todeny whatever Mr. Bei mi bad said.
^ Wtuh Bennet turned to her and asked
if be was tbe man, being told positive
ly that be was, Bennet said, "1 do
not wish to esuse any troubl*, but
just wish to tell you that any man
who atll look over ihe transom of a
lady’s sleeping apartments dot s>not
confirm with my ideas of a gentle
man.”
Tbe young lady then told Mr. Ben
nett to let him alone, If he was low
enough to do the trick, be was low
enough to deny It. Mr Bennett ther
started to walk away, when Mr. Hdst)
asked him In the ball. When tbe>
wtnt out Miss B'rhop came In and
askfd what the Iroub.e was. When
Miss Sheridan told her of the occur
snoe, the raid."That'a tbs man who
Insulted me Tiurrday afternoon.’
At that Mr. Divlson, who wassttting
at the table Jumpted up and took
bis glasses off, saying to Miss B shop
"Isthat tba fellow?'' Miss Bishop
told him he was, but asked him not
to have any row with him. Sbe tried
to hold him back, but he would g<;
: ~ he went out and aald 'T u are it#
amt fellow" and struck him.——
- THE SHOOTING
Immediately Hasty shot twio* at
Mr. Davison, one ball taking iff tot
"Mr. Bum tt, M ss fbuldsn, Mier
Bishop and myself were In the diulng
room at tbe Piedmont Inn a r d a mac
oame In atont my height (I am s’brut
six feet high) smooth face, a!etd:r.
Miss Sheridan sa>a that 'there’s tbe
man who tried to oiimb over my tran
aom.’ Said it In x low tone to Mr.
Bennett. Mr Bennett walked ov*r
to him and said, 'You owe tbst lady
an apo'ogy, you tnsu ted her, you tried
to ollmb In the transom, you rapped
on tbe dcor, said yi u were ti • p rter
and asked II abe wanted a fire tuili,'
and said ’that was no way fur a gen
tleman to act and ycu owe her an
apol' gv. ’ Tals fellow said, T am not
afraid of any man allva and If she
sa>sT did ttar, she lies.’ S Id, ‘Come
out in tbe hallway and I will tell you
now it hampered ’ Then he wens out
eilh Mr. Bennett Into the hall. After
jheyg t into the haT. Mirs Bishop
said,‘That la tbe man who tried to
g t Into my ro m yesterday afternoon
1 wa k d into the hall as this M ow
was saying, ’She is a liar ’ I said,
’No, she is not and you tried to ge>
In the other lady's room yester?sy af-
ternoon,’meaning M!hs Btsoop He
»aid> ‘N’', I die n’t.’ I said Yon He,
veu did ’
"H" pulled our, a revolver acd start
ed to shoot and I grabbed his arm and
then be broke away and si ot sorm
mere and 1 grabbed his arm again.
T.ils wasthe fiobih He Shot Mr. B n
nett W‘ en be tLatshot, he s'O' me,
.h j, Ing me on the right side o' t* e
stomachy I gra bed his arm. h* br.k.
twey and shot Mr. B smel t H (B n
net ) fell over pn. his f ace a; cl I grab
bed n a nvajj 1 . f pie cixe it
then and I st ppe 1 v v: r B n lett ano.
ran out f<T a coctT And cime ovei
here (C Damerolal hod )
Signed, G o Abbott Divi'f'n.
An aubpvy wis performed Frida?
night up< n tbe body o' Mr. Milau B :u
oett and tbe tu I t reported above aa
ent* ring the bean or near It was locu
ed. H»d entered betwi ei s« v nth and
eighth ribs, penetratb g the heart
causing almost instant d^ath. I h»*
been disipl sed that two ah ts struck
Mr. Davison,,$he wo ’nlfd man, only
one, bowtv;r, uktng « ff ict. ttn otfce’
lodging In the cl thing, although p\s»
Irg through tbe coat and vest. M_~
Davison is resting easy B»nn< tt Tv
ed In Bjston and D^Uki la Callage.
with Mr Williams tbat liipublloanH
would enjoy personalties between
Demdcrsts. ‘E-aphas rngr thts nere-
firred tothe p m nal debate of last
sestim between Mr Sullivan (Mass.)
aud Mr. Hesrst (N. Y) At that
time, be obarg< d./tlie minority leader
bad made no tbj cticn to the proced
ure. . ' ,
Mr. Lamar revert* d' to the great
importance of railroad rate leglsUtlon
and reviewed the action of the lieu-*
at the last session which included
votii g down (be Divey hill, propostd
by tt e minority. The Devty bill, he
said had first been adop td by a D im
ocratlc caucus. The bill then con
a ned bu t wo sections. Trie com
in his side and the otbsr g log astray
Mr. Davisingrappltd with him, try
ing to get the weapon. H sty Jarkso
loose and shot Mr. B nnett through
tbs heart. Mr. Bennett threw bis
aims scroti bis body, ran down
hall, and In a moment fall dead.
o*f.f** aa» p.»p.^
The Columbia Record ^s; Will
A. Teague, a white man wis a restrd
lut night In (he mill vilLg by OfiJo
Kiox, on a warrant sworn out by H
W. and J. J. H .lloway, on theoha'gf
of robbing Judge Ernest Gary game
time ag'\ It w-T . be ncilled th
<K>me time ago Teague was amuted
'or participating lu a ou’.t ng affray
and at the time the polioe >uapected
blm of oompTo ty in this hold-up. A
chain f i. nd In h • 10* saio • wa
shown Judge Gary, but 11 Ojuid not hr
d utifled and he was not held on this
rha r ge. Ttague d ims that Will
Meetie, another whl e man now In Jill
on the charge of robbing a diui.k a n
man, knows something of tbe hold
up.
reoogniaehlm as ths party Irade? bu‘
not personally, ‘‘until he relh vis me
Lsnar. Applause again lollcwjl Mr
WHTairs when h* had nor. a 1 'ow»'(*
p raorel firs toll flj'roe hU 1 ricea'-
tl n of puhi'c bu«laess And whst hr
bad don*, hr »>aid, bad hem «*ppn v 6
by^"almost th“ uoarlmoue opinion of
members of the rntwovitv rloeof the
hbaee ” (xpplauee) He referred to
tt e o mmltee appoint men's of Mr
H a-at—Wtor and irrlgatloc of arid
l*nds and admitted he .Aid not love
Mr. H ar t, "wby'khOuld I b ve a
mUllonaria who owns mary newspa
pers which he seema to be dt voting to
tearing me dowi?'’ he said.
Mr. Williams cbnoluded with ix
prrB'dnn of regret at the proceedings.
Mr. Lcmir at once appealed for
rrcognition, as did Mr. Shackelford
Mr. 'L me- wan rtcogn z d for 16
minutes. He spoke with feellrg and
T-harged tl at the minority leader hid
cilled the rAtecaucui of last session
oecause be was argry at being turned
down by“ h s colleagues on the Mi’es
amendment. "It waa not tt caucus,
It « av a g dd brick, ” he said.
‘ Mr. Willlama cautioned Mr. La
nrar "to pn vent unphasant things
firm happening,” saying "the gentle
vaL is i o permitted to use insulting
language on the floor of this hi me."
Mr L\maf referr-d to a letter of
orlt c am of Mr. Hcarat by Mr. Wi’-
Hams. The latter denied the orit'clsm.
Mr. Soa.kelfotd was rso. gnized and
reviewed the history of rate h-glsla-
<160 • . t
M r. S teck’.eford said he was glad
to sis President Roosevelt n bis mes
sage hwd "come around to the Hearst
bill!" '
He iiveighed rgalnat "bess-a” led
bias rule.”
Mr. Willis mi'' sild ha bad had
enough and did not desire to reply.
The past hftd gone. VHe looked to the
future andiMteml tbat this year
thrre would be found six Dim c ats
on a committee which would agree.
He was tired of discord. "We are re
presented now in a’l the funny papers
of the county as a donkey.
" rhejroub’e ts,” he c ntlr u 3 turn
ing to tte R publ’can side of the
chamber, "that the people of tbe
c run try are tired of you and affald of
us and, It 1> partially on accmut of
D.mjor&tio party, Mr. Wiliiamssaid
would vile for a Republican rats bill
If Tt c Qtalned power to name s sub
stltute rate to put and keep It info ce
and to regulate privtte car lines and
other abuses-
Tbe house adjourned until Wed
nerdsy. .. -*'“~
MA50IIC OafiND L0DG3.
Thf- tmi’iir* Elected l.»r-rtTT^ Ensaln
Year at Charleston.
mlitee added fiv . mo e sections.
Even after thefe sec ions had b?ec>
deed, he still thought atd would
o ntinue to think the Hi a St hill so
p^jior. ‘The mlnorLy leader, he said.
♦as forced to amend-the Davay bill
on the floor cf the haute or. see It go
out to the country In an Imperfect
oadttloo. If that caucus was b nd
mg then he ohalhuged tbe mlnorlt.)
leader to deny the feet no one c u d
have amende o It He onceded that
lie alacrity Bader should have power
to ms ke committee removals as well
as appiln ments, but be must ixer
c se that power In tbe ftes of moral
obligation >and a reasonableness. He
r< viewed the fact that he had voted
for Mr- Williams as leader, "andsus
sited him when his party turned ^
bUn down on tbe M les amendirent.”
Mr. Limar ooccludfd with the
statement that he considered his re
me vat frem tne
*n ect absolute ly untenable and an as
ptrslon ur. e bis pr vateclurac er Hi
. cur. d the-reantirg cf corre’p nd nw
-m the matter between htmss.f and
Mr Wiil.ams
M*-. Lsmar said it bad gone to the
country thTough .the pnss that the
mluorlty leade r w* uW not tolerate
followers of Mr. Htaist.
He admitted that he felt friendly
owart Mr. Hsarst and regarded ht-
oill a good one. Heathen charged Mr.
Williams with contributing more In
minute to Democratic Inharmy
ne
The following are the newly elected
officers of tin Munla gra-ii*W4g-?v
Grand master, F E Hirrisai, Abbi
vil r; deputy grand master, J L
M chi *, Dirlingbid; senior grand war
d«n, Jemes R. Johnson, Charleston,
juuior grand war eo, Geo. S Mower,
Newberry; graui treamrer, Z mmer
man Div s Cnarlrstoi ; grand leceti-
ry, Chari's S. L gl-sby, Columbta;
grand obaplain, W. P. Smith, Spar-
n-nbu' , g; senior grand deacons, J P.
Duckett, Aodir on, and F L Mor
row. a* bsvilli; jun'or grand oeaooni;
M H Sandifer, Rock Hill, and C. H.
Roper Laurens; grand stewards, J.
W. Rodgers, DarMngton, arid J W.
R >b' rt«. Greenville, grand ra irshall,
John Kennerly, Otkkeslury; grand
pursuivant, W. T. Williams. Ltncas-
ter; grand tiler, W. A WinkleL
Unarleston; district deputy granr
masters, W G. M zyck, Charlestot;
H. Ridgers, Beaufort; R A Gyles
Bl ciev I *; W. A. G les, Granltevllli;
B £ Nlabels n £ 'gi fl>-ld; R. A
HE RE8ICNED.
General Gobin’s Visit to Atigus<
ta, (ia., Recalls ChivSlry of
4 F£D£EAL OFFICBfi.
Captain E. D. Smythe, Who Was Court-
martialed Because He Resicaed
Rather Thao Persecute
fenceless Wumco
Children.
A propos the coming visit to the city
of General J. r P. S. Gubin, of Pennsy 1
vania, as announced in Wednesday
morning's Issue of The Chronicle, and
his presence In the state last week, a
reporter Wednesday chanced upon
bit of by-history of the civil war,
hitherto unpublished, that merite at
tention because of tbe Interesting and
uru-uil story of the ref usal of an offl
c.r of a victorious army to participate
In a cruel oppression of a cocq jered
people.
Peculiar Uoal interest Is given tbe
Incident by reason of tbe fact that
the fedenl i tfloer who took this man
ly and courageous stand, in the f cs
ment has for a score or more years
been an honored resident of Augusta
and is no less a personage that the
fK'pular postmaster, Captain E. D
Smythe This a bit of Ciptatn Smy
th’s record that la not generally kno wn
to his many friends.
It will be remembered tbat General
Gobln commanded tbe Pennsylvania
regiment that was a member of the
c ups stationed here during the Span
Ish-Amerlcan war. While at Camp
lent be p)ao a d within the Confederate
lines arou«*d tbe Inriig'-ation of all,
even the e ffloiri of Col Morgan’s owe
command, an1 they held a meeting
three days later to dlacu ■ the mat
ter. After lung oonsid ra' Ion it wm
decided tbat there was nothing they
could do. However, C*pt. Smytbe’a
sense of Justice wi uld not fubmit to
the proceedings, and with character
Istlo frank ness he declared; "G mtle
men, we dle^ not oome South to m ,ke
war on women and children, bat to
fight for our country. This Is an un
holy proceeding that I cannot stand
for, and for my part If I can’t do any
thing else I will resign.” This ha did
do and re'u.ed to withdraw despite
the u glrg of Ool Mo gsn. who so
Girding had him c urt-martialed.
- General Orders No 118. dated
"War D^partman', Adjutant G ner
ai’s Offl is, Washington, March 24th,
1664 ” gives an account of the trial.
It waa during a general court-martial
which was c invent'd at Fort Taylor,'
Marc 1 '. 23 1863, Major W. H. Gansler,
47vbPennsylvania Volunteers, prta d
tng. Cspt. Smythe was arraigned
and tried on three d ffarent charges,
includli g five speclficatloGS, alleging
that he partli.tpated In a mutinous
meeting, woloh d.d not attempt to
suppress, which did not inform hl»
commanding (ffiier of, that tendered
Tke Chorch Endorsed the Steaffefcr ef
the Poor Helpless People.
X . r
die rs Meetiaf at St. Pders-
barg Demsads Strike Sri-
his roHlgnatton at a critical time, and
refused to withdraw It when urged
He was found "not gu>IHy”.of all
charges and specifications save the
first spec ficatioQ of charge three (not
withdrawing his reslgnatlen when
asked by his superior e fflcei), the re
port on this future being "GiUty ox
orpt the words "insist upon Us being
forwarded at a time when there were
apprehensions of a general resistance
tv tn® txocuvioa of an order irons
headquarters of the Department of
the South.’’
Tne fol owing Is the verdict: "And
the court biingof the opin on that
tbare was no crigainallty, does there
fore acquit him." .C»pt Smythe was
later reinstated to his old c immand.
It is interesting to note tbat as a
result of this cruelty OoL Morgan was
removed from c mmand of the post.
"Offiiial -
R cords of Union and Con
federate, N ivlea,-Serlaa l^voUtaM^ii^not spuare
page 376,” containa a copy ef tbe
order and a request for Morgan's re
moval on arouaot of Its ini uir I ty by
He is a past oo»auuia«a: QL(.Riax Admiral Thaodore BUiey, oom
mandlpg the Eastern Gulf blockading
squadron.—Augusta Ohroniols.
, . . . G-i6-<HF-L*«renr; B F Sulrley, Rib
commerce comml t e^. j n Bry)lD NjwrJt A . J. R , w .
ell, P.edmont; B ^B Bshop, im&n;
G. Y. Hunter, P.o peri*\; L C. Har
i-ison, Lanc&et r; J. E McDonald,
Winnsborc; W C. Davis, M inning;
J. Harleston Raad, Georgtovi ; W E.
James, Dirllngtwi ; J. C. STiers, Lat-
t«; W, L. G.«z a , Orangeburg. Tbe
delegates and i the >rs of the grand
lodgs were giviu a harbor excu*slon
and o>sler roast at the Isle af Palms
and otherwise entertained by the,
Unarleston and M-juit Pleasant Ms-
sona.- ".Hie 15 Fdlowfl .of the Craft”
the
Changed Hie Mind.
The prominence of M r s. Corey, who
la seeklrg a divorce from the head of
the Steel Trust, ncalls the curi< u>
"suicide" of her father. Worryiog
over money matters be hired a man
for 15 to aboot him. The man tied
him to e tree, but at sight of tbe gun
Oorey weakened and gave him 110
not to be ehot. A few days 'atcr he
Ijd himself.
'haute (Mr. Linui)had in a year.
He admitted tbat on M mday he
* as in the best of anger glad
'•' at he had he n stopped. Huwev^r,
his p-rat nal frl-*ndship for' Mr. Wil
l ams h»- c as d. .
Mr. tVllliams Wo* at once n cognized
to reply. "1 am,” he said, ,,about to
perform a very unpleasant d ity and
ne tbe wlsdc m of which 1 have Seri
ms doubts. Tne; gentlemen takie
Qimse f to<) seriously. He thinks h*.
can make a national Issue out of a
committee assignment but he can't do
tt. He thinks he w s removed but be
was not. Thire was no con mlttee.”
Mr. Williams a-ked if he would not
nave been Jaoklrg in no*al. courage
and in every tsaeutial of a floor leader
If he had made up a mlncri'y mem
bersblp of the com mitt'e wh eT have
divied L ur to two on the question of
railroad ra es.
• "My brother would have gone iff
that committee under tb^e same cir
cumstances,’’ said Mr. Williams, and
he adddd that had the Hearst bill re
celved tbe minority support in com
mittee be would have supported it in
caucus,"
C mpar<n e Mr. Ltmtr to bis "great
uncle, L Q C Limar,’’Mr. Williams
said the u^ole possessed "superb ego
tism but he also possessed to conse
crate It a sup r i lo elect.’’
Tbe conversation to the Hearst bill
he likened to the oolv >rsion of Saul
on his way to Damascus. It was in-
aplred. Long applause followed the
statement Of Mr. Williamt thrt he
should ignore the personalities of Mr.
met Wednesda.y A number of offi
cers of the grand lodge were guests at
the dinner teiv^d at the Charleston
hotel. *’**''**,
''' Shot at thf Saltan.
One of the chief effloers of the Al
banian tx dyguard of Abdul Hamid,
Sultan, has arrived at Gereva, Switz
erland, as a fugitive from Constantino-
pi*. He says a serious affair occured
several nights ago In tbe palaoe be
tween members of the bodygaurd.
The sultan rushed to the sc ne and
some one In the cr jwd fired at tbe
sultan, but tbe bullet was d fl oted
from the body by a coat of mall which
he always wears. Tne suHsn at onoe
returned to bis rooms and threatened
punlshnent of all officers. The officer
who reached here says-he fl d Immedl
ately after the scene was enacted, and
he does not know what became of the
other mep.
im porta
present lieutenant-governor of Penn
ivfvapla
toe G. A. R., and also bad charge of
the state troops during the great an
tbraclte coal strike in Pennsylvania a
few years ago.
While bird General Gobln had a
number of fast friends among whom
was Captain Smythe. but they had
become acquainted long bef-re that
period. Toelr friendship wjs formed
during the bloody strife that has been
4'j.apUy termed "the 11ms that tried
men's souls.’’ And they c>mi to know
each other 1* a peculur capacity that
serY®a tv tmpxviis upou to^tD
more'than the ordinary interocu'se
between young effleers fighting in the
same army would h&vn d ne, as we
Drought out by gem-rat G >bln him
self, when CspUIn Smythe chanced
to meet i im in Atlanta tne ovher day.
while be w*i in Georgia as a member
of the Pennsylvania atiegatiun to An
der-onvil'e.
"Buys," said General Gibio, grip
ping botu of Capt. S.n> tho’s bands in
a grasp of good ftllowhblp, 'To k at
old Smythe here
would never think that we onoe occu
pled the respective positions of defen
dant and prosecutor, tut it Is true, as
be will himself aff rm. He was occe
o urt-martialed and I acted as judge-
advocate. However, be got tore dgb
all right and aught to be proud of the
experience which, I may say at this
dlstai oe from the trying times of the
s’xtles, but seved to emphasize and
>erpe:uate a cob e stand taken by him
far the prindp'es of humanity that
should merit for him the esteem of all
utbern people aud brave men every
where.”
This trial referred to Here by Gan
eral Gibin was one of the most mem
orableexporterc sin Captain Smytbe's
career. While o -mmander of Company
G, 90th Naw York Volunteers, he was
stationed with LU regiment at K •>
West, Fja , during the winter and
spilng or 1863 It was t l ere that the
whole affair oooured aud Capt. Smythe
still preserves and c ertihes all the
papers in c .nnectlon with It, some of
which are now sadly tattered from
handling and yellow with age. He
has a c py of the whole proceedings
as kept in tbe war efflje at Washing
ton, the original oopy of tbe c itrges
N '*»•» Child Barned.
- The Columbia says State Matilda
Carr, a Hi tie colored girl six years old,
was burned so Sbrlously Monday night
that-ahe died Tuesday. Tne o rcum
stances were such that at first sus
piotoo reitcd Oi^ a negro womzn -who
lives in tue same bouse, but at the
coroners Ir quest helo W. duesday night
tbe facts a<« br. ught out lodloate that
the iff dir was an acrid -nt. The cTHd
llv^d with her f.ithsr, Jj»^i'6\>reTp
north of tbe old raoe trac
wood avenue. She and other* fwt
playing in th* fire and throwing, pa
per TrftoThe fftmes. In some way her
drens caught and before tne others
c u’ i st p her t«fi« m sere eming luto
the Add nea>b/ Th) burning (irrss
c maiunicated tbe fi tirei to t « hr am
seoge and It wis imp >*,si >ie to mo e
the child fre m the cealh that euvsl
oped her. S ielirg red hut a shirt
To see us now you jUrue her body having buen charred In
places.
tit meat.
V-fc-
A cTspstch from St. Petersburg,
Russia-, says a report of a fresh mat-
nacre of Jews, In which over 593 per
sons were killed, re ched here Than-
<Uy morning from Turkish Yothynla.
T ie massacre was incited by a local
priest, who called on the Christians
to rtsu an 1 exterminate the Jews. A
great mob attack*! all Jewish shope,
killing and abusing all Jawt that fell
Into their bands. The few Jjwa that
escaped from tbe mob are destitute.
Following tbe mis*acre, the priest,
who incltad outrage, preached a aar-
mon, In which be pralsad tbe awful
dead. The kc J eoelasUsttoai anth-
orltk a ordered an account printed and
distributed broadcast throughout the
country. It Is feared tbe result of this
wot loo will be to incitefreeh m i«o
res of Jews.
; M itlny has ^^oSen e ut among the
eolale s In the city, although It Is Im-
possible to say bow serl ms it la. Four
regiannta have J lined In a notice
which was sent so workingman, In
which th y say: "Yon need not tear
the bureausracyany Idtger. Wa up
with you and you are resolved to anni
hilate all reactions rlep If ordared to
lire on you we wil; not do so. We wHt
artrldgear but they wtii
not hi directed agaiost von.”
' Toe St. Petersburg b urge Tbnra-
day sent a deputation to Oonnt Witte
to urge blm to settle tba poets! and
telegraph strike at onoe. Tbo delega
tion told Witte tbat the government
should surrender to all the demanded
itrlke* if that was tbe only way to
end tbe strike.
Tne action of the czar in Una ing a
eoree whereby the powers of local
P’jvlnotal governors and greatly wid
ened, le balled by tbe rarolatlonfai
is s great vie Tory for them. Tbe eon-
ferrirg of suci pi were, tba resolution-
•ti state, Is an admission that em-
tral government no lunger exists la
RuAla and tbat tbe eeur \* nnabla
Fjtoogcr to direct provincial affUrafiwa
St. P itt-rsbarg, and accordingly
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Tobacco Men Fucbt
The tobaoco factory at Elkton. Ky.
owned by Mrs. M. B. Penyck and op
erated by the American Snuff com
pany, was blown up by dynamite ear
ly Tuesday morning. There was no
toss of life, but tbe damage to to the
factory is complete. There was no lo
suraoce on the plant as the insurance
o tmpany had only a few days ago can
celled tha policy," owing to the ikol la
ment occasioned In this locality by
the tactics of some tob&eoo grower*
Tbe force of the axpl si ns waa felt
for a long distance. Several houses In
the vleinlty were damaged as was tbe
depot.
Death List OI Lak- a.
According to figures oompllafi by
tbe Like Marine News bureau, the
death list on tha Greet Lakes during
the season now closing has been the
heaviest of any year since big itaal
vessels began to be used on tbe lakes
A totil of 215 lives were lost. O*
these, 116 were lost during the three
gr j at storms of this fall. Tbe remain
tag 99 were lost by falling overboard
and like causes. During the season of*
1904 only 49 lives were lost on the
Great Lakes, this being the imalles'
loss on record, and only two of them
were due to shiwrecks. Lske”E ir,
which led tbe list of dead for a num
of years, this season gave place to Lake
u peri or, wbere 95 sillors were lost, »*
compared with 40 for Lake E le, 38
for Lake Huron, 15 for Lake Miohi
gan, 10 for Lake .Ontario, 11 for the
Detroit and St. Glttr river passag*
and 6 for tbe Soo passage.
and ep.o.fi ^itloDS in the be: utlfuland
legible bandwrl Ing of tbe clerk,
typewriters being then unknown,
which was served upon him, and of a
handbill, remarkable Ilk* those of tbe
present day containing the order
which was the cause of the whole
trouble.' In large type It is headed
"Attention!" and reads as follows:
‘H-'adquirters, Island of Key west,
Fla.
’ U. S. Barracks, Feb. 17 &b, 1863.
‘ General Order No. 10:
"In accordanoe with Instructions
received from Headquarters, Dep t of
the South, the families of all persons
(white) residing within the limits of
this Oi mmand, who havs husbands,
brothers, or sous in Re v al employment,
will hold themselves In read loses to
•mbatk on board of tbe firet available
Transport, for Hilton Head, S. 0.,
with a view of being placed within
the rebel lines. ' —
-"The beads of such families will re
port In-person-to the Headquarters
without delay. Due notice w.U be
. given as to the Transport and time of
salllr g.
"By command of ;;.U
"Joe B Mono an, "
"Ool. 90th Heg’t. N. ,Y. Vuls.
’ Qjmmandim? Poet.”
"W. T. Wooley,
"Lieut, and Poe? Adit."
Tihe harthnesi of the inhuman ord -r
that the families of Confederate sold-
* Jail Breaking.
S ler ff T. R. Blount Thursday night
was overpowered by prisoners in tbe
McIntosh C:uoty, Gt^, Jill awaiting
a guard from the State penetenttar}
and James Hinton escaped. Dick
WUain and Hinton attacked tha
slier ff and the deputy. The sheriff
nadto shoot Wilsoo before he c u!d
subdue him and keep him from folio *
Ing Hinton. Another (.risoner named
N is worthy gave the alarm and did no’
try to escape, bub assisted the sheriff
A posse went In pursuit of Hinton
b-t returned after an uDsuco.safu
seat oh.
Who Killed Him.
THe comsoondent of tbe Evening
Standard at Virenea wires that news
received from Novesta, Russia, sayn
that assassination of General Sakarog
was hy s blacksmith disguised as
woman. He pretended to be deaf ar t
dumb in order to reaob Sakahar* ff
It is said tbat after he was captured
the assassin was freed by the revolu
tlonists and sent across the frontier
toward Novsellta.
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Four Drowned.
Four persons were drownsd In tbe
Montagbela river as the result of tbo
passenger steamer R debit* oollidin :
wTh the towboat John F Klein, aqi
staking In fourteen feet of water,
the dead were employed on the iteam
erae de.k hand* and were drowned
i-hlie aAle*-p Tne bo-'t earrled fiuir
teen pans'" gt-rs, but all wsrs
to shore safely.
L
•legal* d his power* t" looal autborl-
ttes, many of whem are suppor-ers of
the revo urlor ary movem -nt. SjvoIu-
tlouariis d'o are that by this aot tbs
sir haf prto cilly dethrorel him-
*lf * v^rywtiire but lo 8t. Peiers
ourg R jsaia is no longer a cohesive
tale, butKimptyaolleottnaof pro-
vtncee ruled by a hoots of little exars
vlth widely divergent viows IS to
now to deal with revolution. e m
Liaders of the revoluiionary movo-
ment inter d to Ur to isolate all pro
vincial governors Rivolutiontati here
have reeeivjd a letter from Beery
Slenwlewlct. the P hsh author, and
30,000 Poles, la whica they ditclaro
that Poland has no desire to
an independent country, but
to remain in union with Russia. Ths
letter has created an excellent impres
sion. TLt bss been read In numerous
meetings whore resolutions havs been
adopted declaring that it is tbs ambi
tion of tbe Russian people to work
with tbe Poles for It bei by.
Oaa’c Handle gkaok Sklae.
A man can not soli polecat skins and
deliver the (Jutted States stall from
cbe same wagoo at tbe same Urns
without getting In trouble with ths
P jet offl oe Department. This was os-
tabllshed when Hr; DeGrsw, ths
urth assistant postmaster general,
r -eelvfcd a complaint from a famst
living at Littl? Hocking, Washloftoo
county, Ohio, who declares that tbs
rural free delivery o tnier who brlogt
his Liters and newspapers disposes of
oolecat skins ss a side 11ns. The com
plainant further says tbat his tettscs
and new*-papers exude a verv disagree
able odor aa a result of tbia content
with tbe skint, and that he thlnn
ths department should make the ear-
rie: cut otiV the tide 4iee or ratfgm
from the g( r rnae it servloe. Toe'
ru’es of the department allow a rural
carrier to carry on other buafsem, pro
vided tt doea not interfere with hie
dallverlee, end Mr. Dj Grew le trylnf
to figure out whether this Is g suffi-
elect ‘‘Interference.”
Fire Vie time.
The mlxtog house, or upper "punoh*
log” department, of the Dupont pow
der mills, located eight miles north of
Birmingham, Ala., blew up Wednes
day morning end five soon met a hor-
r.ble death. The explosion waa beeld
for IS miles. The men wiio were kill
ed were employed in the mixing de
partment, and while in bss been the
rule not to allow mush powder or dy
namite in these separate rooms, there
was enough to blow the building kto
BmUftereeue*. Parts of tbs bqdke
were found in tree top* a quarter of a
mile sway from the aeene of tba ex
plosion.
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_ iiyaetwtf.
Attf John Green, colored, was lynched
by members of his own race near
Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, far aa-
saul ting a colored girl eight yean old. tt
gotten 1 He woe taken by them to the aoeos ef
j his orUss and hanged.
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