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' t 1 People. V.)L. XXXIV IIAIEXWEEE. S. C.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER S, ]{)]<). * * BRUIAL_MURDhR frominmi Citiz n n| rttunson Found Dead Just Outsid)* Tom lOLUKi.iJ Pivr.iUlI.KS CORN iS MiGrtlY AND nil IK 1 IEi.D> OE LABOR SO SAYS PRESIDENT FINLEY OF I OK THE COMENO YEAR. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ONLY FOR LIFt \ lo the P« uitentiary is the Srntrnce Im- \ .• posed Oo Four Men lor A|>|>* l mtHUMits «'l l!u‘ Soutli Carolina Hi* Thinks Mori* Corn .Mrans More WAS KILLU) BY A NEGRO CoiilVn inv Konn !>• Hi-Ill in City Cattle anil Hnos and Inireaseil Attention to Slot k KaisiiiK. A MOST BRUTAL CRIME llai y llarris, a Yi uny; \\ liite, W o- -,iu Ki. Ii.ii tl U il- iii,. a, *; !«• of t.reein iile. '! he fo!!i)"iiiK are the apprint- ii.en -i a .t ie •• e ,i .' h ('.itiiliea , ,, • .11'.. . t f-.iun h, YY . W l inlf i. pits dent of the The Shoekin^ Story of tin* Murder of CWK HAD BAKU Kir, uiki iur npum CUOK Mil kIIRE I OEM) IT YERY HIKER ULT TO SELL MIS LAST STORY. \ A LI A RLE DIS(X)YKRY OF SPAR- TANRITUt PHYSICIAN. It is Said That He Cairn* To l nited linee Hundred Million Head Ty- States in Novomlier and .Made Ar- ran^eiui nts to Sell Maniist ript. Dr Frederick A ('onk. who rnn- r 11 v. a/. Co u.. ,i..in-.. a Ni n.i 1 . 'i.io. '*ii ii*e '!' ■ ■*■ R, I i.i . a S>. i'i i;- -n*! V* *1*' ■ Mi .n » * k < ' 'll 'iiii I ;■ i'i Yoiiiio Paul \. Williains l.y a lot iiai hid : h. N..i "!i i.i t ir. 11*, I'onali*, . .ii a l i a i n IA o " ( ’ol U II d . i.l III \ . _l|--t.l I .1-1 I. I I I ol . jiln id (lerniH lnjenU*d.—Elected a Speedy Cure. Hr .1 .) Eindsa.v. of 'l-artanbur s ,.„ t . nfi . nt May Re sta.Tlimt, hut - a: ii- ed tn tieli it,ten s! .imoan Is Willin'.' to Startle the W ' s • .i 11 11 ' !i ot ' h.i 1 .t y • ..* i yi,: i 'i if He Can Present Case mid i > I ! .! 1 «.| ft *«. I! ' - • I ' • Or ' • ' i I . : 1 ' . \ o! t '. i; e :■; , ( i * ' ■ '; 1 .’ !i: < ' . i ... ! ...... id ■. : ■.» t ... : ! .. i' ’ P . (,.!: 1 ■:, ■ 1 nd <’ i a •'!■ I .i • • 'Mn .1.. 1 !h- l PrPP . . V ■ s» r- iSt*:, or All’. J v\ I hol.J •i in ;» •« \ .* • rs O M;1 I * •r and E 1! :n n- k !»r- f l l t‘ at Ed .t rn ir: ■ •r r. >a>s He Do s Nai K mw Whftlifr He ctmt-r^d Pdf <ir Noi. WILL Ttll. HtS STORY ^.iui s>inpathv and Confident'* Of I i S Fellow Mon. North Hid*? •• i :e in ThinlC- rliaps 1 \ fter " lead •I'.I I ae ' 'i • r • 1 Till the :i. |. die ■ o' a i ’ ♦ it ». 11 \ i i ■’ \ V. 1, * w .11 !,i ' 1 . . lie ; , I . I 1' s S .'ll ’ l ' , f ... >, . I !te ''Ill'S Well w 'i ' 1 ;, . , , A- 1 i OKI'll \\ not s| M KM:i». ♦ M. s| l‘iit!iiti( sj^| | W i nessed lit Hapt i-l ( on \ eat ion. 1 ’ . ■ ' i' M ir i 1 - i ■ ' ' .i,i- i .’ t< w a ; r. I: d iv : ■ Ml t !i it I e .‘ i • i ‘w I ’■.11rierat hi * . ■ ■ . i. i - .’ Iwid faio n i . • to xi lliorti olv; the w i.~ i o'., and t wn da\ s t tn . i d to r.- Is no don lit. ‘■aid. out that the serti.n '. as a soli tit i lie effect He text time, however, he ii e as manv d’ id tvphoid 11 ■ i, ii :j ii , n ii ii \ (." » * R M EN< E I nusual t’orditioiis ltupos<*<1 hj (.* i.reia .) ml ir. "t I iiiTit. ss that l do not knew liutt'v whether 1 reached tke or not. This may come at am /iriEt ‘‘a’cnient, hut I am wHl- to .'urtie the world if. by mm I an ; t. an oppor!tnilty te tit mv ease. Hv my cane 1 ■ .in t.o‘ 7 v r ise hr a "oo?r»phle*I d: . i v i rer, hut my ease as a mae. Mv h as t to- aft'iitin.ent of the Norffc Hole once tn. ant tn no the svmpft- thv and confidence of my fellow rn an more ” In 'his wav fir. Fred, rick M, r ’ I-, thi Brooklyn explorer. In n» atfwle- witieh will he r>nSHt?he<l fcw 11 a m ; i. .a'• M tfa/ine. coniessea tbafr d to" I ' M’-- wh"th r hr reneh- > ■! ■ ; • Nni't h Ho'e m not The publishers of the article ie- tood a statmer t VN'edncsday niftlt s.ivintc that nowhere In his narretlew d". s Hr. C'ok cither (■■’si any rw f M. n on I’. arv or guesHon Peary** . 1 m s. Hr Conk, who has been tm '• '•!"•!' for over a year has inform- d He .doors of Hu* ntatr./ine path ' ' ' ' 'oto th 't lo will retain Hu t. d State, with tils wltm ■hil Iren ItMemtier 22, in ef<e* end f’hrl'tm.'ts here. . 1,1] t o I' at (' Hr . 11 i in by Jud.e ■ Silpi", oil r > .UK t tie kton on a ■ ■ !„. pn, i to pay a iS on the ’ U) i-’.o Hj el' ii.li «l i In r <'onfinuiiur Hr Cook sava: "E'tllv, freely and frankly 1 sfc*__ Hdl you every)Liny. Tel) yon *w- • tvthlnr and leave the derlsta* w ith >ou. If, after reading my ata*9 you say, "Cook Is sincere and k*m- est; hslf erased by montha of Mlm' tlen and hunrer, he bellered that km ' reached the pole: he Is not a fakar. then 1 shall be mtlsfied ” Dr. Cook trite the etory of Mte life and pictures what he call* tkm over-j owertnr smhHIon of explorm- tlon, until It flna'ly ruImInato4 kk his effort to reach the polo. B*, c ok declares that at the ilmo km convinced his wife that he dlatmrmi, ed the pole, he was half mad. Ho spent two years tn his queot a*A derit it that time endured hunaar oaf ' r v ition that, he savs. would ’I nee anv mind. Dr. Cook *aj*~ th t It would he Impossible for a** man to demonstrate b“yond troom. f on that he had been to the No»%k , H. ic He i liaracterlsea the rxigiM as ,i n .in of Hi»,inIty wher« am*, can no; v lieve the evidence* gatk- < r> d before one eye* I have been called the ffM*- < s' Mar in the world th« moat mom- j- I H ; * 1 . j i. > * i. >; l Hid.'tc ii Iln ri i v cd the fine ■ ■ ntliH on t! e d . x tiiont h i of , . Et on that Stuck-'r-?^ , . ,mi r N,r ..' n h, ‘' t0r7 - (j, fJeorRi i .Ian s',i> away two .i i * i -: V \? 1! V .• « ! ■ 1 V' on 1 . w i i II : I’lll . H I ' H ■ ' ,r H i. .1.. ! h. ib > r, \ ( ' .• tn 7,, H. s..n *,iud ■ " 1 • ’ j" '' t •'' * vv , * 'V .Mill j v.th 1 ^ •’ ,' ' ,,w 1 - •’ " : i ■w i'i : ■' ; "i ’ 8, ■ ,k | | , y , >r k tb.'-tb'” Tt r * 1 ■ ' i: •* ’v •>;'> • ■ m«• ; - ,’U \ 1 ■ 1 *;«i ra 1 * ■ 1 , r■■ - >"r,11’ ■ ■ n>*g' 11 i v, a ■ 8 B 1 11 >* Vv M I .V Uly VSI8 r*Af,>'*-U' :> s 'Pied- 're'ri the * Vl >!•: !! - 1 F \\ , .1 t row !. ■■ i* r h,'VUtltl ttii, (''’iitrv‘A Mcfckl*; l.ui.i iii< J A Norris ( and b"V'd ' ' Iw fl 1 )n*i 111' i 111 *t'T, .it. n.i 1 l',e..o:’:il Grove — >8 ab* ,' T ■ i •. ir c ,cf iUb; and.at uvci-.L " -k ( i, * a- - ■ - - ' ■ age ■ .1' • '."I'to . . 1 . Ill* V'M, ll ^ WulU'j Sib I.! Wet'li y J \ Hurroll OI •v 0 m. n M r ;> H U'PB. VV n“ i'l.iccd ill j vT r b 1 ’•etij I'ro 1 n «? the H.u..P '-ti C'.'iiuty jail. » he dc-| c ?' Li*.. C H H -n* ceaBc 1 v* A* l 1 1 * 1 ' vears of a-;i . 1 11 nd Wa'cmrnw --G W He » is i Ymoth* r of form'i ('ou;;': Trots ip r Es ,f otd end leaves a -hild <n tb . p. a ‘ * .■ ri/i: ’i’ v and ti'atr- ivl.i'K up (.ii<-n He'iv \ DamnueN. Mr? tie,,ti;, i Fotiville. vd.»w. of a locomr-tive etiir'm -r. N . .1 Ponville, iStillcd or. the Soutlmrii railway at Duncan, i v.-ar a'o. ir .■ fro u a flrebnvilli* :urv damaKCri Iti the sutn >f {1 ,".."0 0. The nt'Kro who ouen- •td th.- sw vh and cauRed 'hi* wreck »s now .serving a IHe »* ntenet* In the penltentiar) struck Cold Mine. While diitini; post hole* nn his farm near Hendersonville, Kv., Jas. IE Love discover'd pold in the dirt. Oovernftient assavists pronounced it worth J-T.xff prr ton, "SYTtce •ye'Hn^ the report of the assay office •H Washinitton he Has t-iken out .dirt in the ssme locality which he be- will run at leapt a ton Sets Self on I ire. Been use ha* had a quarrel with his wife, an aaed white man at Aukub- ia, Ca drank whiskey to alleviate bis sorrows and then poured oil oil bis clothlny and set fire to It He gnu rescued with difficulty. 1 Forln"fb*'d \V. Wilsr ) Ti-'arot'Fv 'He- t E ( n: | i titkey i tccK N. 1. 1 oueii, Jr. I.rcenv ille Dlst i i’t. 1 V. Ha :e.'fliKt riet superintendent \ *ev!..e and I/Ownd* svllle S kL A'a! soft: I Anderson \ (E Kennedy i Helton^ T C Frazier I EasU-y — I, E. Thomas j K >v \ndersnn W (E Deas. 1'ast tireenville -S. M McC,ilium Kreenville station -W G Valcn- f titine Eiherty - .1C Martin North Greenville-—.!. A Curry Hen die* r>n and Central — Alfred !.z*w ia. Pickens T C Gihhes. Rock Hill —L. \V. WUlianiB Seneca— B S Williams.^ f 5 1 ’ u t') G re e m lil e C. L. Logau. St. Mark -H. \V Will a ins. Townsville Lawn nee Rice. Wes’minl.s'er and Walhalla -.1 E C fenktns Mb's' 'Anderson - \V. F Smith Millianisfon .1. A Brown Sti-oknc College—-It. M, Minus Oratuteluirt; District. F B Burroughs district Btiperin- ’ endent. Bradham tftisslon—VV, C Sum- mers. ,:! I r Hi«ah S <; - i r k • Is , . V , :s. A II II ' ■ s \V H It .''•••!.? I. <; \\ M ore It A ’I as s 11 T: '..an *'h".'h H H I i.ir r. r!CM S' M fbev.s T U' \V:l:iam* S ■ u-', r \\ M 11 .inn a P : nrti r • . >r -irt 1 R Camliu Si,inter t:. i.-stoti II •■! Mcl-iunt*' V. ,•(■:.»• \\' H Tones Fu-id arrent Sundav Srhord board — I ,f i ■ 'u. i w : i s w 11 . I V Vo H . Spartanburg IPHtrict. *,i 1 : 1 u i| ' * | 1 , 1 N . . . ' A l ' •'• ' '• • ' ' •*' S b ' ' .1 < ’.. b • ■ W ,. ! 8 w < , : n j.t. k * .. ■ * * 1 V t,. 1 C ■ l Tb’cW n in (i 1 H: I'A ;i 1'Ia t ,K b •• ,K . <1 " t . •* A , .1 ' ; '■* .1 :i’!. .11. ! t* 1 lie l ini (1; f v * : ■ Brown m.i " p* d out l) 1 ' tbe w ayop C-hi >0 ird him 8ay ' 1! ! a got me aJ ov, r with bio m! ? I • ' i * ( t a. 1(1 • ‘ t' (, ipp. ll d ’ lb- . ,111 V .1 A C 7s. II.' I.*d-' thiu'W' wacoti I. ! i" f. a 1 v a r a! d o (Ur C ok "1 be’le»e that L* trt* y undesirable way I stand unique tkm ob’ert of Miih Pii«pfcion and Tltapm^* at ion as have arsal’ed few men.” Mith this realization, Dr. Oa«k wrote his story and siys that t* * , aa the honor of diacovering th# Nortik Foie no longer means anythin. Tkm explorer ha* been wo k'.i r rn kim story since last Auguot. and uyv according to the editor of HasB* ton s Magazine, "that hi* aol# dmke* Is to make the people of the UftttHI States realize Just what ho weak through during his two and a halt John Ferguson, aged about 6f. 1 VHar * ln ,he Arti,: Tastne*a. and «m ar.i, i.-, dead, and his son Jim Fer- ,nak ^ them » e » wl »at proceaw* ok thinking—or lack of thinking—It was that lead him to do the thlam n o en a-... in .** in the adjoin- ■s of Fee u nd ' ons are viol -t- >1 ' ci ,iin e mi* srrMen e is to n,e :i 'loiiuit leal v opi r.n ive k I LEE D HIS OWN FATHER. I he ;Mcn Disagreed About Line Bo- tween Their Farms. n v (■n I V; , After ♦trp hTncffy work had b'S>n done the n ui (b rers Set tn to have t u rued J heir attentioti to Ciue He told Them rha* he had udthing When they found that this was i h** esse, they ordercI him to "union.! Cal.ie K.iU1 that, as he juu.ped off th*. flat < ar to the ground a pistol was tired Girland Brown o-'. u’ 'h.- to- gro. s n.ur.t I i n ' ’ <• i : > r 1 f..j tun. dc . a .. • ’■ 1. a v. El., s T•• m ^ .vS i MU* !;. ImM VO is i »M -‘Hid We four N .’is CCk. rs n k I W; | : (i*i and tb e, ' said Hi. w n, cut , j •• gi tYu-r* Otl one bf 'he fl.v- V j ids was- 'to t”a b" 1 ’ ,: k hit • .0 jestolh. He gav. tn*- on*- of th• n. W«- vver.t down thi> flu's and C' • wagons, waking up ‘he un-a We made two or three ol them jump off.' Wh* n wc gi.t to Williams wag on th«. witness continued. ‘Wilson says. • Whi-re an* vou g' ttn; '' W'T K irk 11 jap.* s F D’-n't FPl tv.*-* I am go- ing,.Tuug-CUrk aaid. Tiun t shoiit h• n. ' \ nd Wilson Sa.vS.’ VeS Blacksburg C C ('imp'.H'B lirai’lev H H. Matthews. Cnmpobcllo W. M Pmlth Cb est cr J E MiUer Cb.ver J B. Middb-ton. Ciiw pens l>. H Kearse. East Ppart.unburg and Chenic cir- . nit A D H *rris Gaffti.v s'ltior, B. F Freeman Greewc*od H A 11 jenn Greers F. W Vl'Uii** McConnellsvi b W. M Gritlin N, wherry and Trinity (Ju’ck Ni li't v S;x .1 \Y' Grovel Faeolrt C C Clarke Reldvil'. - r. F M 'Laugh I In Rock Hill D. 1> Murphy ^partanbur.* G W Cooper ?• sr'arhnr • rj-ruir S. A King Rnarb rl Y'urc C B Brown Pi lie s \ H Fuller Hi 'n*. ar-, ; in- ■ ■ >' We'H, r -t W ff K.-I'v . WiJkiUKV iile J A Sum mi »■- - * Yo'i'v'ie \ « ;!*,;•>, .• York effscu t .! c x •• . •• .-•••’ • la re - s XI F .. r dL_. ThtJIU 1 he I 'row-! j,, , ,v 1 . .-™v V •?'■ . ■*.'' in ', ! 1 ‘ t, rin rC’en ;,* for •,*, ,1 *i Fiy f:•••*• ' ' ! n ■: • t _ ..j, had :*seet.d• 1 to •( he jh; l.f.nn I lit f ■ "d '■ u. V. •' .1 - o A ,f •() fee’ w l.iM: hi- motor fu'led IB glii- j'Tui io.' * ed down without power to an ii'mo*t I John W11 sn a no* bur of th*- ne- perfect landing. HI* act thrilled thejgroes charged with the munler, went 'IT., : w Fbe-s for t be S' i to vv 1» •It'-y Gresham, a negro boy, a Do i 0 ,w n as 'Tib ken." He* s - id th it Had to •. n w ith the Wallace- Hag- e k i ir. is f. r three years. _ (Jn night of O'toiler 2 he was sleep- in a canvas wagon on car No. 7 8 wHh Cabo. BrtKwn woke him up and txiu.k .Jl.20 .and-a Back--of tobacco ou* of his pocket They thr< w Paul IWiPians out of the wagon The bud. ,f. M on the flat car and. aftir lo, tin: it Brown kicked it off. 'Who shot Paul Williams, asked KoiicJ ,r 'l uurnerman. "John Wilson. ' replied C,resham. A f e: the judge's charge the jut'.' Took the ( ;J •>) ) .0 o’cjy.'k. They j hi light . :n a vi r Bet ol guilty w:*l | n , oi:. a. nda'.ioit to mercy after II ! ::.itn’.|e« ••oi/eri nc>. Court adjourn- i e I for , he d: n tier re. ess. j In the af'einnnn s'ssion, the Case , fist John Wilson and Garland j Brown was railed A jury was drawn land sworn en uns.-ii.*. Mr. Wingard : announced that the two d* fe.ndanis would pb-ad guiltv and throw them selves .on the mercy of the court , "The two defendants in this case, said Judge Gave "o 11;ht not to auf- j fer any tnor*' t>nti George Nichols I and Klijah v’l irk 1 therefore dl- l feet von to re 1 *».h » verdnT -of vutlly jwjth rei bni mend :;t ion to mercy." Tie jurv did tint r.-ti'e. The fore- I man w i'ot. the verdnd and passed the v. rdb t Sheriff f* >rl<.y j in vf'tj'.'tb'ti ■ Brown. C'ark and \ hoi? and \V' rm:i ludgi* Gaajp told •hi fi t i.it tin v ba I r< 'I'lon to t.e .thankful thi' Ho- ().••,th s.-nf,.nc'. h d .not b» en urtb i : > t ,e jury. t,i._ .. _. .. . . 1.. _ ! ! umui. aged about Jo, ia in Jail at j Aiiireville charged with the killing | s the result ot a shooting acrape] w ^ t ’^ coiifirmed to the axeragu mta | winch took p.are pear Anterville, in worst suspicions against hlsa. * j Vbbtjville county. Wodue*4ay afte^r- nob|i alsjut sundown. * T'ho shooting took Dr. Cook, then tells th# story mt the days in Copenhagen and latmr -i* place at the 1 New ^ ork and of the ertaia I* hi* h'lint* of the son, and followed a dta-! *hat led to his flight from N*m pute concerning the boundary line , ork Rnd voluntary exllo tnMMu th# United State*. - - - -— Dr. Cook and his wife are bow ft* Europe, aniT the chtldWfl &r* **W between the farm* of the two men Jim Ferguson* was taken to J4il by Deputy Sheriff Prince—and claims telf-defenae—that the old man wasi* n a convent in France. Mo*t of tftw- e itung htm with a knife. I 11 ™* during his exile Dr. Cook-ka* I: wna learned, that the old man been In London. waa approaching him with a knife, •uid had cut hia coat, but the blade bad not reached his akin. The oot 1 ng was-done with a pistol, and •(i'.'th was ulffnost instiuianeoua. H',:h the parties are well known la run rs A lUiame i>»*»,|><in<lent. Despondent over blindneaa. J W. l|ull. aged 6b of Merrimac, Ala., 'jvallowed carbolic acid, dying in ter- rtbb" agony within a few minutes Hull lost his eyes 20 years ago hy being shot while hunting He leaves a wife and six children. Hunting CausualUe*. During the deer hunting oeaaon, .wTHch opened on November 10 and c lose 1 Dtccmbej Jgt._Jlicre_ went. In accident Jn the upperH-penlnsuIa of Michigan, twenty of which are fatnl. Five thousand deer wer# killed. ■ He Is One of Pa. H C Worthen, the new general superintendent of the Southern dlv- irron of the Western Union Telegraph He Company, is a Southerner by birth thin s-nterc'd thim to confinenient! and at the ate of 24 has reached large crowd of spectators. in the flute* penitentiary at hard one of the high positions In t£e tele- labor during the rest of their natur-ifrapTi service. He wae born in SMI- on the stand in the afternoon. He, el Uvea.” . • N. €. CHILD EATS MATCHBS. J „■ „ , ,! , , Dies of Phosphoron* Poiaonlnf 1* * Few Honrs. Little Mary Houseal Kulenwidet. the two-year-old daughter of tlk* Rev. Edward Fulenwider, paster eC the. Lutheran Church of the th* Si** deemer at Newberry, died Wednes day as tbo result of phoepaor*M poisoning, from eating matches. T*t Utile girl was at the home QT % neighbor, Mr. William Ruff, s^r*** the street from the parsonage. Will* the occujiant of the home stnfttft out of the room for a moment* Mary went into an adjoining rojas ant got upon a chafrrwfr«*f« a.** reasbeS ate the heads of *bont tO and the stomach pump brongkt terftft. several p'eces of stems. .. Getting A cut of IH.OOO.OOS in tfmates for the tm th* government cas\year was Thursday # m ■X ■ > ‘4*a