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H The General Assembly of South Carolina In Session AND IS HARD AT WORK. li^ftLsliiturf Will Visit Winthfop Hat urday, Going to Rock Hill by Spe cial Train—Lee’s Birthday to be ■ " ' / ’ ! v Celebrated by Solons at the Col *■ lego—Two Judgeship Races Grows Interesting. , 'fhe General -^asetnbly convened at Columbia at noon on Tuesday and each house was in session only a short time, as there was no business to be transacted-beyond swearing in new members and reading the an nual message of Governor Ansel. The members spent their time Tuesday getting* their stopping places and naming rtnwn_ — — — They lingered, however, in the lob bies after ■ the' adjournment of the two houses and mingled *ln the ho tels, talking "about the prospects in the races for the two Judgeships. There is much inteirct* In race for the place ort the Supreme bench held by .the Hon. K. B. Gary, for which the imcumbent and the Hon. T.’ P. Cothran are the candidates. The race for the position of Judge of the 2nd circuit is also attracting a great deal of interest especially among tlie members from that cir- cnit." the^xaffdidates are the tton Robert Aldrich, Senator Hates' and Solicitor Davis, jit Barnwell, and the Hon. Claude E. Sawyer, of Aiken. Thfc General Assembly will not be 4b eeJwtrrrr-Satnrriay, hs an InvlTattrffi ■ has been accepted to visit Wint hrop College, and the trip will be made on a special train provided, by the ~~T board of trusTees. It is usual 4o ob serve Lee's birthday. January 19, as a holiday, but the date falls on Sun day this year, and the 18th will be observed instead and there will be appropriate exercises at that time at WluthrQp^ Proceedings iu tbe House. The House of Representatives was called to order at noon by Clerk Hamer, who called the roll by coun ties. When the clerk announced that a quorum was present. Speaker Whaley took the chair and the pro ceedings were opened with prayer by the chaplain, the Rev. K. \\ Prktt. who prayed for Divine guidance up- uu ihe wnriG 'd the I!oi7se. Mr. Shalw announced that Mr. N B. Watuian^ftiker, elected to succeed the late L M. Epting, of Lexingto^ was present and ready to be v sworn In. Mr. Von Kolnitz announced Mr. F. M. Bryan, of Charleston, successor to the Hon. John Marshall, present Mr. Clary Announced Mr. TV W - Harden,‘of Cherokee, successor tc the Hon. W. F. McArthur, of Cher- se, present.* — ^ * * - Mr. Yeidell announced Mr. J. M . -ft “Major, of Greenwood, successor tc the late Jas. White, of*Greenwood present. 1 Mesers.. Wannamaker. Bryan, Haj»- den and Major presented themselves at the liar of the~House and took th< oath of office. • A message was sent to the Sen *^^V.the w * «t» Ly th« clhrk that the House wat ready for business. A committee consisting of Messrs. Nlrholson^ —Banks and Beattie was sent to in -form the Governor that the Hous* had met'-and was ready to receive any communication he might wish to make. The Governor..'^- jaasaage - — o S was shortly presented by his private secretary, Hon A. J. Bethea, and was Immediately read by Reading Clerl Withers. Dr. Save, of York, presented th' invitation of the Winthrop hoard o' trustees to visit the College on Sat urday, the board furnishing a spo cial train for the visit. Dr. Save moved that the invitation be accept ed and a committee of two be ap pointed to make arrangements for the trip. This was agreed to. Proceedings in the Senate. Sergeant at Arms Schumpert camr up the main aisle of the Senate and placed the “sword of State” on the reporters’ table. Then the Lleuten ant Governor, Mr. T. G. McLeod called the Senate to order and ready for business. • Gen. Robert R. Hemphill, who has for years called the Senate roll and been its official clerk, called the roll The Rev. Alex N. Brunson delivered the opening prayer and then Lieuten ant Governor McLeo4 in a brieLlalk wished the Senate and the State well; spoke with feeling of the companion ship and good that resulted from the meeting of the members. He spoke of the panic and viewed the presettf situation with favor. . Mr. McLeod made the appointments or the present session as follows: Journal Clerk, G. E. Moore, Honea Path. Bill clerk, the Rev. W. S. Stokes, Spartanburg. Secretary to president, J. T.^ Mee han, Columbia. • • . x Doorkeepers, Peter Sanders.C en- tenary, S. C.; M. E. McDonald, Col umbia; J. G. Prown, Chester. Mail Carrier, N. O. Pyles, Cojum- bift.- Pages. X. P. Deerham, Jr., Grepn L«a; »41arl A. Dreher, Lexington. iaborerti, Jack Preesley, Edge- A Columbia Man Assaulted by Two Bold Highwaymen. Before He Knew He Was in Danger He Had Been Robbed of All He Had. — .... The Columbia State says as Mr. Ktah Dent, Jr., of that city, was going at five o’clock Monday morn ing,., to. open up his meat market he was held up and robbed by two un known men. The amount ' taken from Mr. Dent was $19.50,-the money being in one $10 bill, nine one-dol- lar silver pieces and a half dollar. There is absolutely no clue to the identity of the two men^and Mr. ees-not know whether they were white or colored. MrIJent was going to his work as usual and was on Lumber street within onp and a half blocks of Main street. As he was walUng wtrh|yr q ^^ TiTs hands In his overcoat pockets he was suddenly approached from Itehind and before he could realize what was happening he found him- "Reif on the ground with two men up on him. As the wind was very high, Mr. Dent did not,,hear the approach of the men. When he did realize what had happened he felt one of the men sitting on his head and the other holding him down by the feet with one hand and going through his pock eja with other. As Mr. Dent’s head was buried on brie side in the muJ that had accumulated on the street from the recent rains, he could not see either of the men. As his pockets' were being rifled the coat was torn off of Mr. Dent's lack and the shirt he "wore was torn in several places by the men in their haste. When the men had taken the money and a hunch of keys from the nocketf of Mr. Dent they picked up his hat that had fallen off and made away as fast as they could. For a 'ew moments Mr. Heat was nnable-to ollect his thoughts sufficiently to get up and when he did he could not see the men as his eyes were blinded with mud. Mr. Dent was unable to see In which direction they had gone but gentleman who was ^coming up street at the same time saw the af fair from a distance and said that two men .turned up Assembly street. Lift*' * With no clues to work on the have la>e«-B»nliie to carrfr'TTfc' The Old Dispensary Winding Up Board Springs a Sensation. LYON WIELDS PROBE. Scheme to Collect Claims Laid Bare by an Enquiry' Brought by Letter M ritten by Whiskey House Agent. Names of T. M, Mordecai, E. W. Robertson, August Kohn, P. H. Nelson and W. D. Melton in Case. The commission appointed to wind up the old State Dispensary, sitting as a court of inquiry, held a special meeting on last Wednesday for the purpose of making am Investigation of a certain letter purporting to be signed by W. D. Roy, a prominent manufacturer ' of X&ufsvffle, Ky., and addressed to various cred itors of the State dispensary. The letter, which is published in full herewith, fell into the hands of Hon. W. P.; Stevenson, attorney for the commission, and he advised the com mission that it was a matter which demanded intmVdlate consideration - at their hands. The matter created a sensation as theyiiames of several prominent gentlemen were connect- with it. The lettej. is aa fnllawa: Letter Roy Wrote. ‘Columbia. S. C., Dec. 21, 1907. ■Gentlemen: At a meeting of the creditors of the South Carolina State d ispensarv. held .at. CinclnftaUl 4)ee- ember 9, a committee was appointed for the purpose of securing a set tlement, hr at least to arrive at a tentative basis of settlement with the commission in charge. For several weeks prior to this meeting 1 had teen here jmd about effected ar- angements which, if a co-operation of creditors could be obtained, seem ed to me reasonably promising of favorable results. I so notifled sev eral of the creditors, who presented my proposition at the meeting, and from the telegrams sent me I sup- posed it had been ‘adopted and that the committee had been appointed to carry it out. I beljeve that quite a_.numl>ecj‘*«t- the meeting were of h^-se+Hc-imprrsstun amt TtrTHgBg'~r highwaymen who committed the as sault upon Mr. Dent A PINE COI RT HOUSE Hut the l’coph» Have’ Iq Pay Well For It. Mr. T. H. Tatum, meml»er of the f^glslature from I*ee County, gives notice that he will introduce at the "■resent session of the Legislature a nil to issue bonds for the comple- ton and furnishing of the Lee-coun ty court house. This bill^ in all ■robaltillTy, will jirovide for an ad- iitional issue of $35,900 to complete court house, which will then be building costing, in the aggregate, ibout $71MHH)_and will be one of the handsomest jand most madern eou’-i houses in, the State. The advalorelh' "ax, which will probably be provid 'd in the supply bill for Lea eountyr will be alnout five and three-qbaiter nil is. 7___ mum wish to say that not a shadow' of authority was given to me to act in :iny capacity^ whatever. The com mittee was represented here by Mr. Geo. B. Lester, a member of it, and general couqsel for- Messrs. Fleisch- man & Co., who made Charleston, his headquarters when he first reach- he State. I met him there, and whilst somewhat disappointed at finding no itpwer to act delegated to me or my associates, determined nob to let . this abridge my efforts 4o get our money. I went over my plans with him and gave hint the names of gentlemen associated with me. also a letter endorsing - these gentlemen from 4rov. D. C. Heyward and E. W. Robertson, in whose bank about half dispensary moTTPy tr deposit- ed. Mr. I .ester seemed much im pressed, both with-the, plans and the eminent rt*spectability, financially and otherwise, of the members of my EIGHT MURDER TRIALS Will Take Place at Anderson Tills Week or Next. The spring term of general ses- ■ions court convened at Anderson Bonday with Judge Klugh presiding. r rne bills were returned on eight ndtetments for murder as follows: •ViU Guyton, Press Lewis. Tom An- ierson. John Dill, Houston Tribble J. B. Barnes, Theodore Walker and A’ayman Norris, all negroes. Nine ither true bills were returned, two if which were for housebreaking ind larceny, two tar fissault and bat tery with intent to kill and five min- ir charges. GOLD RUSH BEGINS. % Tent City Springs Up Near Valu- *ablc Strike. A groat rush is on to the new gold drike near Manvel, San Berdlno, munty, California, where employers _>f Tex Rickard on Christmas day ipened up surface ore that assayed is high as $120 to a ton. The strike Is just over the Nevada line. A tent ilty has sprung up, streets have been 'aid out, corner lots sold, and water supply arranged for. The town Is inly three miles from the Sante Fe tracks. - field. ;Robt. Caldwell, Newberry, and Abe Foster, Laurens. The usual exchange of messages he tween the House and Senate and the lovernor were had. . Senator Raysor thought that' qon- lltlons had changed and th%j; many bills had been rushed on the Calen a standpoint of re source I am perhaps more vitally in terested than any other creditor; mv claim is over $40,000 and I want the money. A concentration of* the claims or g major part of them js absolutely Necessary to get it and I ask you to join in my plahs to se cure a settlement. I am unable to give you any flattering assurance of success, but I am free to say that your claims will be in the handi of men of unquestionable financial re sponsibility; men who are also in closfe business relationship with members of the commission, and if they cannot get our money for us no one elta can. “If you care to join me please sign .and date the enclosed agreement and return it to me, with statement of your account, by next mail, care of the Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. C. Let me beg of you also not to insert any time limit in this agreement, for if you do my parties here will not handle your claims. You are at lib erty to withdraw when satisfied that no substantial progress is * being made, and remember l shall - stay right here on the ground until somel er more,, if the worst comes to the To Be Stat^ House ♦ at Columbia. HOW MEMBERS VOTED On the Question, Which was Adopt ed Dispensary Investigation Results In Sensatioual Arrest Goodman, Black, Towill and Boy kin Arrested and Warrants Are tint for Others. «, by a Large Majority.—The Members Decide That Use of Hall of Representatives Should be Giv en Only When Then' Will be No Removal of the (’811*01. The house of representatives de cided Thursday that the new furni ture should,, not be removed, espec- As a result of the investigation which was conducted 4>y it on Wed nesday, Thursday and Friway of last week the state dispensary commis sion ha/s caused a blanket warrant, alleging conspiracy to defraud the state, to be sworn out against about fifteen persons, two of whom have'al- ready been arrested. The first arrest under this war rant wa» that of M. A. Goodman, a representative of Ullman ft Co., who more, if the- worst- comes to the worst, and we have to appeal to the their annual Legislature, or any Tdcal ' tflTiunal State fair.. The action of the house ially the new carpet, which means! was taken in charge Thursday eve- that the South Carolina club must ! ning an(J Taler released by Magistrate hereafter seek new quarters for! Jas. r A. Fowies, Jr., under a surety which that body ‘may' establish to pass upon the claim, we- would have in my organization the strongest, rep- res^ntatlon to be gotten!-together in the Stajte. Very truly, W. D. Roy. President, Belroy Distilling Com pany, Louisville, Ky." Accompanying this letter was the following proposed but VftsiguecT agreement empower the said National Loan and Exchange Bank and W. D, Roy for us and in our name to collect, re ceive and acknowledge receipt for all such sums as mav lie paid, on our claim, . remitting to us^ the balance aftef deducting thr said six per cent, for the services and expenses. -Hi' Tne”PV51ir “dfspuTes or ditfe_r-. ences shall arise as to the amount due on said claims or the pricey organization, several of the Tatter be ing officials or co-directors in banks with some member of the dispen sary committee. . “ “Mr. W. D. Melton, who, with Agreement Proposed. ‘We, the undersigned creditors of the State dispensary of South Caro lina, hereby appoint the National Loan and Exchange RankTof the city of Columbia, S. C., and W. D. Roy, of Louisville. Ky., attorneys in fact for us and in our name~to represent us in the adjustment and enllecUnn or claim and demands against the South' Carolina State dispensary, and to that end employ such attor neys and others and to do all such other thing as they may deem neces sary or advisable with power of sub stitution. Provided, however, that stltute any proceedings at law' with out "first referring it to ..us and ob taining ouf consent thereto. "And we do hereby agree to al- ball held during the comuanv’s bond of fgb.nnfl Friday morning former Dispensary was not taken tint.il there had been Director John 'Klack, of Columbia, considerable debate, but from the 1 learned that he was one of the per- vote of the members it could be seen | sons named li^ the warrant, and from the start that all parliamentary ! came at once to Magistrate Fowles' moves to defeat the exclusion of the club would be of no avail.’ — The friends of the club did not prepare themselves for a sentiment defifledly expressed and probably ITaftT they seen the strength of the opposition th result might have been different. However, the clincher has been put on tfi resolution and there is no chance for a redall? When the office and surrendered himself. Ten minutes afterward he was released on ball in the sum of $10,000, the bond l*eing justified by a number of Ma-famBy-and by Mr. Win: "L. tJa- liffe, who is understood <o l*e worth more than $50,000. Warrants for former Director John Bell Towill aiyi L, VV. Boykin have been sent .to Lexington for.. Mtcxice. ‘hntTsr-mTT'arTT - o T (ndFOrwaVTecid-^Tt l^sirpposed that Sheriff Corley, pf ScoreB of women and children were ed to get down to business at once. Mr. Lane's resolution refusing the usp of the hall of. the house for any purpose that would necessitate the change Bank add W. D. Roy six per cent, of all sums as may be hereaf ter collected, or paid, or satisfactor ily secured to be paid on our claim for such services as may lie ren dered by them or otJiqL persons pm- ployed by them. “AnsLw£ entovai of the carpef was taken up. Mr. Hanks by The*Ways and means committee thought that the resolu tion should be killed. It would af fect the South Carolina club and their annual "ball held in the State house for years and while he did not dance himself he thought that it would be very small and narrow on the part of the members of toe house to Object to the use of the hall by others. Mr. Rucker spoke along the low the said National Loan~amt~ KY^ H»nie lines. On motion to strike out the enacting words by Mr. Banks, the house refused by a vote of 60 to 61. r , Mr. Howell Morrell then spoke in favor of the resolution, following the explanation by Mr. Lane. The latter did not think the house shout'd turn over the use pf the hnii to any., Hv* Had the women and child I all Hwd body for any purpose. Mr. Morrell thought that it was wrong to use the hall for balls, even though they were attended by some of the leading cit izens of the State, including the gov- -ernor. “ '— charged in said claims and demands, for as to any other matter effecting the amount thereof: it is understood that the same shall be referred to us for advice and instruction. „ . - “We also agree to waive interest on - said claim &nd demands if such will be found necessary to facilitate a settlement. “And We do hereby agree to~'ttn^ nish to onr said attorneys iff Tact a full itemized "statement verified of our said claims and demands,^ forth with upon t^e execution of this agreement by us.” A Lynn Questions Roy. Mr. Porter-McMaster spoke in fav or taf Mr. Banks’ motion to kill the ■resokttkffi as did sevearl others. Af ter it wfes- seen that the hiU would pass an effort was made to exempt the South Carolina club from the provisions of the var- iotis paragraphs. The house, how- some difficulty, was induced to Join _ TTS71 s t h«“Tawyer 'who was tendered' Roy said that t ind declined the position on the com mission now held by Mr. Stevenson. With these and other connections or "elationships, not prudent to men tion here. Mr. Lester appeared much ileased. and gave me a letter autho rizing me to go ahead with riiy plans. “Two days later he came to Col umbia, and at a meeting for the pur pose I introduced him to three of my associates; in the discussion which ensued a difference of techni- •al nature betweeiLhim and Mr. Mel ton, which culminated - as Mr. Les- Ter will adAiit, in quite a display of temper on his part. Mr. Melton therefore declined to have anything further to do with the case, an<Twith him I lost forces without which I could accomplish noting. “Before 1 could patch up the un fortunate disagreement Mr. Lester was persuaded by rosy assurance from another element to adopt plans altogether independent from mine, i stuck to him, however, hop ing his strong personality might car ry him through, hut knowing that he Was pursuing a course into which others had been allured only to meet with failure. He proved no excep tion. , “Now, I -do not wish this to be construed as a reflection m>on Mr. Lester or the vigor of his efforts. During the week I have been thrown with him my regard for him has grown daily. He is a manly fellow of high attainmeht, and I think a lawyer of .exceptional ability,, indeed, a man who under conditions approx imately normal wopid succeed in al most any underteking. but he Is wholly ouUof tooeh with these peo ple down “here, qor jAas he the tact I am Bend- After the Jetter had been read Mr. Roy waa questioned as tw its contents Mr—Lyon asking the questions. Mr. ever, killed this by a*vote pf 64 to 45. It was decided, however, to al low thejlesks to be remo v ed in case of a convention. Motions to leave the entire matter with the ^CTefary of state were killed with little dis- asion and finally the clincher on the -resolution was put on by “Mr. Sharpe. The vote op the motion to strike out the enacting words of the t^tne tt|Splution was as follows: SrAyes—Speaker Whaley, and Mes sers Ayer, Banks, Beattie, Brantley, son, Cothran, Courtney, Cox, I)e- Ym-u, JJick T 4tingle, Doar, Dowling; Lexington county, will serve these upon the defendants at their homes in Batesburg. _ AVarranta are out for other whis key men and for other former dis pensary officials, but these cannot be mentioned because to do so might interefre with the officers in their attempt to apprehend the persons named. The blanket wartant under which these arrests are to he made was sworn out before Magistrate Fowles by Mr. Avery Patton, of Greenville, a member of the dispensary com mission. In ihe^ wdrir dT^develdping theie cases the attorney general has th6 assistance of Col. T. B. Felder, Gen. Clifford L. Anderson and Mr. Hili, dll of the Atlantic bar. t COL. KOHN’S STATEMENT. Did Anything Wrong. * Col. August Kohn made the fol lowing statement for publication: “1 was at a board meeting all the afternoon, and the first I heard of the hearing was after it was all over. I haYe no •statement or explanation' to make. Mr. Roy voluntarily came to see me and I gave him such sug gestions as I could, all in a legiti mate and honorable way. “I referred him to Mr. Melton and urged him to turn his affairs to him because I was convinced of his abil ity. 1 sought to have the bank in which I am a shareholder made the disbursing bank because it meant legitimate business* Governor Hey ward and Mr. Robertson gave Mr. Many People Are Cremated In Small Playhouse. LOSS OF LIFE GREAT. Indescribable Scenes at the Fateful Fire in the Little Town of Boyer* town. Pa., Where Many Women and Children Were Trampled Down and Were Afterwards Burn ed to Death. One hundred and sixty seven per-_ sons were burned to death Honday night Jri a fire which completely des troyed Rhoade’s opera house in Boy- ertpwn, Pa. , The opera house was crowded with members of St. John's Lutheran Sun- ifay wchoo!" wh o were att&fdtng a benefit performance given , for the church. While the show was in pro gress, a tank exploded. The actors endeavored to quiet the audience, but in their anxiety to make themselves heard and to avoid the awful stampede of the women and children the coal oil lamps which were used-as the- footlights were ov erturned, setting the place on fire. The flames, fed by the oil, shot al most to the celling and there was a wljd rush of the 700 persons to es-. cape from the burning building,**, U A ft. M i # aft. ft*. * . . ft*. J f 1 -B _ _ trampled upon and several who caped being burned to death, died after being dragged ,,frow the opera house. In many cases. It is said, entire families have been wiped out. The scene which followed the explosion Is Indescribable. Scores of persons who were In the balcony at the time of the explosion occurred jumped from the windows and sustained fractured limbs and skulls. To add to the terrible disaster, the fire apparatus became disabled and the structure was left entirely to the mercy of the seething flames. It Ti almost certain not & vestige of the bodies of the unfortunates who were overcome by tbe smoke and perished will ever be found. Assistance was asked from Pottstown, but before the fire apparatus from that city reached the place the entire centre of the structure was a roaring furnace. ed the warning of the cooler heads In the audience the horrible loss of life, might havq been avoided, bat there was the usual panic and slam- oede which Invariably follows at such a catastrophe. The flames spread' rapidly and communicate s. Men, the other partnof the theatre. women and children rushed for the many exits, and the weaker sex 'and the children were trampled and maimed in the mad rush to gain the street. „ Assistance was at once asked of both Reading and Pottstown, and special' trains were rushed to the scene of disaster. ^ Every home wirfittr a radius of half a dozen blocks of the opern ; house was rmfde a temporary hospi- Roy letters commending .Mr. - tsevr tnls. ^here the wounded were rushed ton as a lawyer to people who did not know him, and thew absolutely had no other connection with the miatter so far as I know. “If it be wrong -to undertake to direct a client to a friend, to act with by carriages and other means of con veyance. Boyertown is a borough with population of about 2,500 and is lo cated about midway between Potts- town and Reading. far without full cons^eraQon, and mggested that till hills on the Calen-jto handle this situation, lar be rwoosidered. The committee | iug him a copy of this letter and be- ;ould hear arguments if theyjiieye ho wtil.conflnn,*!! I have Wrft- thought beat. „ * ten. letter had been signed by only four or flve creditors—whose name* he gave, and that these claims repre sented less than $10,000 altogether. His information as to the deposits of the commission had been obtained from Mr. Melton and Mr'. Kohn. ' The-gentlcmcn referred to as asso- clatted with him -were Melton Kohn and Nelson. Others were indirectly interested;-as referred to further on In the letter. Pressed by Mr. Lyon to sa> what others were interested, either dirctly or indirectly, Mr. Roy said that only the I^ian and Ex change Bank was interested and no others. “Who occupied fhe relatioiiship of codirectors with members of the commission?” asked Mr. Lyon, liohn and Melton,” replied Mr. Roy. J Mr. Lyon called Mr. Roy’s atten tion to the fact that in the letter-he nsjed the wo id “banlfs'' in the piurai ari^' wanted to know what othei banks were meant. Mr. Roy said this was an error of the typewriter, as no other bank was interestedi When asked to tel? the plans re^ ferred to ii] the letter Mr. Roy said he-was glad to do so. He said that thCjacredltprs had received a letter from Dr. Murray in September stat ing no condition*as to bringing the hooks before the commissibn. and inter had received circulars saying the books, would be required,''but setting no date. Then the panic came He concluded that^he commission wanted to aid their hanks - and he knew it would tie a hardship "TO Call on the banks-to pay out the money at that time. Therefore he conceiv ed the idea of. forming an agreement with the banks so as to solve the situation and let the money femain on deposit. To do this be surroun with the -Fraser, Frost, Harley; Hydride, John- Harmon, Hughes, stone," Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Little, McColi. McMaster, Nash, Nichols, Nicholson. Patterson, Rielj,- ardson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough, Shipp, Kurtz P. Smith, Spivey, Still well, Tompkins,— Verner, Walker. 0. kindness to an utter stranger and to speak well for an institution— which I am interested, then I have done so. that’s all. No one so far as 1 know or heard of even suggest ed or intimated improper influences on the commission or anyone else. 1 certainly never dreamt of it. “(Signed) August Kohn.” t MARCH OF THE UNEMPLOYED. Ten Thuosanri Union Member* to Make Great I>cmou*tration. Wingard, Woods, Youmans—5 . Nays—Messrs. Arnold, Bailey, Bal- entine, Bethune, Boyd, T. S. Brice, W. D. Bryan, Carwlle, Clary, Clink- scales. Derham, Dixon, J. B Dodd,! At a canvention of delegates from Douglass. Epps, Cause, J. P. Gibson, labor unions at Seattle it was decid- Goodwin, Greer. Gyles, Hardin, Har- e( l that a monster demonstration be ris, Harrison, Hinton, Jones. Kelie-; made on Monday to enforce the de- hun. Kirven, Lane, Lester. Leitner, 1 wands of the unemployed for work Major, Miller, Morrell, Nesbitt, Niv-' or f Ood and shelter. Ten thousand er, Norton. Parker, Reaves, Rich- wo 11 W IH assemble and march to the «rds, Robinson. Scruggs. Sellers, IcRy hall, where they propose to camp Sharpe, Salughter, D. L. Smith, J. i until the city council takes favorable E: Smith, “ Stubbs, Tatum, Wade, Wannamaker, Wiggins, Wimberly, Wye be, Yeidell—60. Those who voted on the amend ment introduced by Mr. McMaster, which exempted the South Carolina club from the provisions of the reso lution, were: Ayes—Speaker Whaley, and Mes srs. A nil Beattie, Brantley, Cannon, Catey. _ Carrigan, Clinkscales. Cox, DeVore, Dick, Dingle, Doar Dowling, Fraser, Frost, Garris, HaB. Harley, Harman, Hughes, Hydrick, John stone, Kershaw, Lawson, Legare, Me- Coll, ‘ McMaster, Nichols, Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson, Rucker, Saye, Scarborough, Shipp, Slaughter, Kurtz P. Smithy-Spivey, Stillwell, Thomas, Tompkins, Verner., Wingard. Woods —45. . Nays—Messrs. Arnold. Ayer. Bail ee. BallenUne, Ranks, Bethune, H<*yd, T. S. Rricte, ^W. D. Bryan, Carsofi, Car1?j||e,i Clary, Courtney, Derham, Dixon, J. B. Dodd, .J. H. action. t SULLY IN COTTON DEAL. Such is tlie Report That Comes From New Y'ork. XCo&Unued on last pace.) “■“iilodd. Douglass, Epps. Cause, J. P. UQ* flihson Gibson, W. Gibson, " Gdodwin, .Reports Oram New York say cot ton traderjpiijro taking an Interest in a stoffy^Whlch is ciruclated among them to the effect that Daniel J. Sul ly,' who engineered |,he most gigan tic cotton" corner ever attempted some years ago, and whored the big gest bull market the -<Jotton Ex change ever saw until he failed for something like $2,000,000 had again entered the market. THE DEADLY AUTO. Newspaper Man Killed by Collision With Street Car. At Houston, Texas, on Monday, in an endurance race in which sixteen automobiles participated over coun try roads covering 112 miles, an ac- cident occurred on the final ronnd in which John Trentem, sporting editor of the Houston Post, was killed by a collision with a street car, Brown Botts was injured internally and Ray Weiss, general sales agent of a lum ber company, was badly injured. Trentem was in a car which had loat tire. The wheel without a tire caught on a Street car track and the automobile was thrown against an oncoming car. Trentem was In stantly killed^ The others were in jured by the car being tusned over. DOUBLE KILLING. Negro Shoots Woman of His Own Race and Himself. At Columbia Wednesday night Simpson Henry, colored, chief cook at the Union Station dining room, shot and killed Grace Wate, a col ored woman, and then shot and kill ed himself. So far as the police know there were no others Involved In the trouble. No reason is as signed for the killing. Henry went to the Wate house, on Lincoln street, shot the woman and then shot him self . Both died within a few min utes after the shooting. Greer, Gyles, Hardin, Harris, Hin-xYoumana—H. ton, Jones, jKellehan, Kiryen, Lane Lester, Leitner, Little, Major, Me Keown, Msnn, Miley, Miller, Morrell, Nash, Nesbitt, Nlver, Norton, Par ker; - Reaves, * Richards, Robinson, Scrugggs, Sellers, Sharper, D. L. Smith, J. E. Smith, Stubbs, Tatum,’ Wade, Walker. Wannamaker, Wig gins. Wimberly, . Wyche, Five Suicides. A Boston dispatch says a number of suicides were reported In Ml chusetts Sunday following a marked by stormy and weather conditions, including four men and Yeidell. took their Uvea. A ■Sr.-ig**'»'"vt- 1 _g-cv- ■ -- - — -: ■nmaHbB&t