The Barnwell people. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1884-1925, June 01, 1911, Image 1
Barnwell
vol. xx xiv
BARNWELL.-S. C.ATIIURSDAY. JUNE 1.1S)11
NO 39
WILL NOT DOWN! GEN. DIAZ QUITS KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ! DEMAND TRIAL RIOT IN MEXICO CITY MARTINE LAVES CAUCUS SCORES TEDDY
Tke Lwrner Case Bebs Up Dice Mere
ii the United States Senate.
WANT IT PROBED DEEP
Senator l.a Follette I*re«llrtt* Sho<k-
tng UevelutionM if the Case is ..e-
Opene«l, and Thinks Tint the I'se
of Our Immense Hush Fund
GIVES UP PRESIDENCY OF THE
MEXICAN REPURLIC.
GRAND LOIKiE MEE'TS NEXT
YEAR IN SPARTAN BURG.
Passing of Mexico’s A^ed Executive
from Political Power (Ireeted by
Silence in Chamber of Deputies.
Black, B«;kii, Towill and Tiltm Wait
Their Cases Tried at Oocr,
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED IN IN TILT WITH HAILEY OVER
CLASH WITH THE SOLDIERS. i I/ORIMER RESOLUTION.
Ei-Pretidewt RMteweit Sharplj Crittt-
ed f»r HU Speeches
Names of tile Oflicers and Commit-
L'e* Elected at the Annual Meet-
OR TAKEN FROM DOCKET
Supporters of Madero, Enraged by New Jersey Senator Unwilling to;
President Porfirio Diaz, in a let-!
ter read by the President of the
Chamber of Deputies Thursday aft
ernoon. resigned the presidency of
the Republic of Mexico.
Everyone had predicted an uproar’
and demonstration when the an-
Would be Proved by Investigation. 1 nouneem-nt should be made, hut the
Revelations concerning the elec- words ? f the PreBi(i ^ announcing
„ . „ ,,,, , the resigination were followed hv a
tion of senator Lorimer of Illinois; dead 8 , lence
may he expected as the result of a Streot8 leadinR l0 , hp ha]1 ^,
aecond invesrigat on into the bribery, fl)lpd wlth peoI)lp and the npW8 that i
charges against Lonmer ; f the pre
I>iaz was at last no more the presi
dent was the signal for the wildest
shouting. There was no violence
nor destruction of property. ,
, . , The motion was offered to accept
Mr La Toilette prophes>ed that ... ... .
. , ‘ 1 , the resignation. One hundred and
more than twice tli<‘ here- . j 1
, , si\t>-seven Deputies voted aye, whllei
t"lore alleged to have been used , . ..
, , , , , two of them did not express them-
wouhi tie found to have been spent se | vpg Thev
dictions made tiy Senator La Follette
in his argument Wednesday the Sen
ate in suppor’ of his ri-solution of
in<iu:r> are realized
in l.orlnier's hidialf. He said Presi
dent Taft's name liad lieen used in
Loriiner s iieTialf and reiterated that
Lorimer had had porsoinal < ogniz-
ame of the list* of money in his be
half 'There is a mine of faets
which 1 venture to predict will be
were itenit'o Juarez, a
descendant of the President, and
Conceptione Val Wile. As their
names were caljed the legislators
arose and bowed their affirmation.
In similar' fashion th 0 * resignation
of Vice President Corral, now In
, ,, , ,,, , Trance, was unanimously accepted
more shookin- and appal ng than . T
1 . ... and soinnlarly Francisco Leon De
anv that vet has been revealed, he ,, . . .
, , ■ Harra, late ambassador
declared
Mr I-a T’ullette <|noted from tile
testimony given by Edward Hines a
Chicago lumberman, before the I.or-
Imer investigating committee of the
Illinois legislature, regarding Mr
Hines, interviews with Cnited States
Senator- Aldrich and Penrose, .in
which Mr IHnns'STrhtTtm Mr. Al-
dricti repeatedlv had impressed upon
him the importance of I.orimer's
election and had told him that Pres
ident Taft was especially lomern-
ed In Mr Lor tner's behalf.
Referring to the distance 'elephone
on v ersat .on between Washington
and Springtiebi. held by Hines and
Lorimer. prior to the election at
Springfie] 1, Mr I.a Kolb tte said ’hat
at I.orimer's reiiue-' Hues had tel-
t egr:'piied to Lorimer ttse substance
of his teb . tioiie i .‘presentat ions to
him.
Tin ’ .egr.i u: -boil M Ice proc'ured.
he s-cjd. S iv ;t.g that this con versa-
tinti hid be. i, to id tor 'he purpose
of nr* .eiii ing to l a*: liter Mo* presi
dent's alieg. d a i. \ !»■•', tii.it Lorimer
Sh III.I .l.ike the I.tce. Mf 1 ..1 T't)!-
iette -aet
Tti* !*• i- t.o proof of 'he pres 1
dent s ii.'erfering. toil | think Hiere
was a si lieine ’o put l.orimer tttrough
etld ’ w .IS • lleVe.i licit the use of
tin* pi •-ideii' s nano wus used in a
tet.•gr.it: i! i • 1 no d tul't that it was
used 'ehm! *'lose*l doors and *irawti
L ie’pe i 'o influence mom-
> 1 cillli nut lie fe O lletl *dh-
I>a
to Washing
ton, was chosen Provisional Presi
dent.The latter will shortly take the)
oath of office, (n the yellow parlor
of the National Palace
Of scarcely less Interest was the
practical assumption of military con
trol of the district hv Alfredo Robles
Dominguez. Madero's personal rep-
resentativ *. Personally, he com
mands only a small body of local
rebels, but the federal garrison i-
under orders to make no move what
soever without securing his approval
Senor Dominguez stated that to* ran
tiring a.000 organized rebel troops
into the city within three hours.
Their baggage ami horses are abrard
trains furnished by the government
He stated that they will remain at
their present station, unless they
should be need* d in this city to con
trol the sit tint i n
SHOWERS EOI.mW PRAYER.
-i rc * *
!*. t-
l I W ! *
I to
I .uni!
ug Hines ac'iviu In the
•r ■un.pnign. which was a -
• r**i*e* 1 tor on 'to* gro'ind that Lor-
itn* ; wociiil l.cvoi i i|citv on lumber
Mr I i T'oil* ■'>* s,.i | during the 'n' 1 Th ’' situntion had grown
set* cte H n*— was :i"o h in evidence
la'vingtoti Mlnisi«*r Prujs for Rain
and Showers tonic.
Truly, the ;*ra>*rs of the* right
eous av uleth much t'ondiictiug a
prav**r meeting in the l.cxingt u
Huptist Church Tuesday night the
Rev W I, Ke*l offered a fervent
pr.tver for rain Whether or not tit's
prayer has been answer** 1 i' matters
not.
11ow ev **r. it is a significant fa* t
'lie’ rain has fallen In practicallv
ev.-ry sect ion of tlo* county Wednes
day afternoon, and the people gen
erally are rejoicing This is the
first ra'.n that has fallen in several
spent ’b** * api'ol s' 'Washington
He ought si-nat rs at i*vt*ry ttirn
.etc ] ‘ is br.i/eti ami impuilent in his
work.' he said "flow he was
received in all cases 1 do not know
uj’ 1 cln know that m some rases be
VC as rebuked
lb s.ipI tlia’ 11 1 lies had appeared
a ain at Hie opening of tin* (|m*stion
this session Then. vid*-nt|y refer-
r ng to the* election of Senator Steph
ens n ot W i-c itnsin. tliongh not men
tioning Ins name Mr Lit Follette
sad In a noi ti*! senatorial cam
paign in • - < i..-in hi' t Hines t
lit'iic lime n w**re niit.n iousl*. active for
the sm.-ssful candiilate ami his prin
cipal agent lias not dared to remain
witb ii the !+oF*I*-rs of tlo- State’’
Mr La Follette declared that to
bad mi personal f**-ling in the mat
ter, but that his motive was to pre-
sormus Many of the wells have dri
ed up and It is a common occurrence
o see farmers hauling water for
t h**-r stne k
Mncli of th<* cotton is vet to come
up. and in some instances t||,*re Ts
some 'O be planted While there |s
'KUli’n: like a Reason of shower* of
Wednesday afternoon are most re
freshing *xnd it is hoped that more
" M! follow Wednesday night and
Th'irsdav.
>*M1TII NAMED AS .11 IM.E.
■Indge Hrawlej Is Nuceeasled by a
<;<km1 i>«‘iii<M'r«t.
Lrc.-aicieul Ta.lt laU' Wt*.sLu. j .siLiv mu.
pounced the appointment of Henry
\ M Smith of Charleston as district
imlg» of Soufh Carolina. Mr. Smith
vent the undermining of the govern- a Democrat.
mint by corrupt intlnences. i .lu.l'e Smith will succeed .ludge
Mr La Follette quoted much ot W ri H. Hrawley, who retired recent-
tlie testimony taken hv the Illinois!!' on attaining his Toth birthday
legislature to support his contention ^ udge Smith in in his TiXth year, a
that Lorimer had known of the use euvr of great learning and ability,
of monev T» hi# interest and he lion- :i iid hf‘8 practiced for more than 3.’>
ed that the senate "would find the years. Th^ new judge comes of a
in* n hack of tins infamy no matter* splendid family; is a man of the most
how high up they may be in the I exemplary personal character, and is
closely associated wjth the best of
ing in Uolumhia.
With the election of oflicers and
the selection of Spartanburg as
the meeting place the grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias ad
journed Wednesday after a session
**-•>
of several days in Columbia. No de
finite action was taken toward the
establishment of the proposed Pythi
an orphanage. A number of reports
by committees were mad* to the
grand lodge.
The following officers were elected
by the grand lodge: Grand chancel
lor, Frank K. Myers, Charleston;
grand vice chancellor, Frank S.
Evans, Greenwood; grand prelate,
George W. Dick, Sumter; grand
keeper of records and seal, C. D.
Brown, Ahb’vllle; grand master of
exchequer, 'Wilson G. Harvey,
Charleston; grand master-at-arms, C.
W. Crossland, Bennettsv llle; grand
Inner guard, J M. ('liver, of Orange- 1
burg; grand outer guard. Perry W.
Princ*. Barnwell.
. The following district deputy-
grand chancellors were elected;
First district, Edward L. Tiencken,
Mt. Pleasant; second district, R.
Keith Charles Timmonsvlll'*; third
district, J. F. Byrnes, Aiken, fourth
district, Aug M. Deal, Columbia;
fifth district, R. E. Yellott, Lynch
burg; sixth district, J. L. Spratt, Fort
Mill; seventh district, M. G. Womack,
Spartanburg; eighth district. J. E.
Allgood, Liberty; ninth district,
lames H. Craig Anderson; t^nth
district .1 W LcGrind. Rennetsvllie,
eleventh district, A. W Browning.
Elloree.
Gran cl tr’bunes. W \ Tripp,
Gre nville, three years; H. E. Gvlos,
two y**ars; L. W WRfkowsky, Cam
den, one year .1 I, Michie, Darlin.’-
ton. recorder ■"
D. C Hevward was elected for
flv ■ vears on Mi*’ h.nrd of publica
tion to succeed himself.
The following supreme representa
tives were elect***! for a term of four
y ars M I. B 'nham. Anderson, ami
B \ Morgan, Greenville, The third
supreme representative i< M F.
Smith of C.unden. A G. Itemhert of
Spartanburg and George S Mower
w Te elect i’d a- a it ■ rn a t **s Th** third
alternate is M R Rivers of Charles
ton.
The following standng com mil te**s
were appointed :*y the grand chan-
cllor
.liiilic :ary Huger Sinkler, Charles
ton, K P Sinith, XndHrson. Thos F.
Brant 1** , (tr.angebnrg
Ways and Mean- Marion Bon
noitt. Ibtrl.ngton. H I. Oliver
Georgetown S. B. Fishbiirne, Colum-
l*’,c. I M Rushton, .lohnsion. .1 T!
Mi l tonaid. Winnshoro
State f I in* O' .iiT Ha rt w **ll M
\yer, Florence Montague Tries',
Charleston: PhilHp H Stoll, K'ngs-
Te** 1 II Merritt. P**l/er
t redentials William MeN'ab,
Barnwell; .1 K Owin.’s, B**nn< , t!s-
vilb* I B Carlisl**. Spartanburg
Printing and Reading Rooms
Frank K. Myers, e\-i>t!ici Charb-s-
‘ton. Frank S Tlvans e\ otficio,
(ireenwoml Douglas Mclntyie. Mar
lon
Widow- Ori'hatis Fund
Frank K Myers. **\-oflicio, Charles
ton, two vi**rs. .1 L Michie, Dar
lington. t w years
Committee on Negro Lodges S
H McGee, Greeirwoed. S C Sulli
van, Anderson. A Earle Boozer,
Inmbia. Ed van! Harleston, Charles
ton: Tl D l.'inack. Walterhoro.
The 11 *) K K. ' a rhecu**-a ml i <*r
firoiii.il was a tilting climax to 'be
annual session of fbe grand lodge
of Knights of Pythias 'The cue was
-iven at Ridgewood and was enjoyed
by votaries, tyros and itivifed guests
The ceremonial was held at the Co
iiimhia theatre, and the beast had a
delightful bill of fare.
Kact That Old Kegliiw* Did Not
I
End Wednesday Parade Streets. j
Stand by Cam us Action in Adopt-
SHOWN UP IN BAD LIGHT
Solieitor Cobb Announces That the
State is Not Ready to Go into
These ('uses Because Attorney-
General Lyon is Absent From the
City and Cases Go Over.
ing Martin*’ Resolution.
In Thursday’s Democratic
to r for the rein vest igat Ion of
STOLE A DIAMOND RING.
financial world.”
Twice in the Same Place.
Lightning struck twice in
same place at Hempstead, T.
the history of South Carolina
"His circumstances are such that
the emoluments of office have no at
traction for him,'' says the state-'
ment. “but at the suggestion of the
Thursday, killing one man and near- pre8ident hP ha8 c0n9ented t0 accept
ly killing another. The bolts fell thp api)<)i ^ ment ...
during a short, sharp elecjric storm,
among six carpenters working on a * * * '
new building. The first struck Wil-i Bandits Roh Bank.
liani Whiting and rolled him, stun-! In broad daylight, the State Bank
of Albany, Okla., was robbed Wed-
His fellow work-'
ned, to the eaves
men rushed to his rescue, and had
just saved him from falling when the
second bolt struck the roof. It hit
nesday hy two masked men. who en
tered the bank while President P. L.
Caijt wTas alone in the building. At
George W. Collins, of Jamaica, kil- the y point of revolvers they forced
ling him Instantly and tearing off all him'to open the vault and escaped
his clothing.
Fertilizer Tag Receipts.
Clemson College will this year re
ceive over $275,000 from tho sale of
the fertilizer tax tags. The total
with $2,000. Cain was left locked
in the vault, and when rescued an
hour later was nearly suffocated.
Prominently Connected Woman 1*-
Pound With It.
The State says Wednesday a well-
dressed. middle aged woman, promi
nently connected in 5outh Carolina,
Mitered the jewelry store of P. II
I.achlicotte &*Co., and after shu left
it was found that a $205 diamond
ring was missing. Detectives were
immediately put on the trail and the
property was recovered.
When first questioned the woman
denied her guilt, hut finally confes
sed, and led the detectives to a
church, getting the ring from behind
the pulpit. Mr. Lachicotte will not
prosecute the case. She has two lit
tle "girls, who he felt sorry for and
for that reason dropped the charge,
after being returned the stolen goods
She left the city. The woman is
prominently connected in South Car
oline and her husband holds a re
sponsible position. **
Hear&t Is for Clark.
William Randolph Hearst sailed
amount received by the Institution i for Europe Thursday faith his wife.
last year was $240,098. The total
sales to the present date amount to
$235,000. The total sales to the
same date last year was $21 1,975.
There Is a tax of 25 cents s ton on
fertilizers, and this means that the
farmers of the State •win use About
j,joo.ooo toos this y«ar.
i
Asked st the steamship pier who he
thought the Democratic candidate for
President would be, ‘Mr. Hearst
said: *‘I thfok Mr. Champ Clark has
done eu€b good work in the house
a^d Is ad dareely responsible for the
TJenvocratJc sucoese tbet he Is very
conspicuous for It 12.’*
Serious Charge.
Lee Whitlock, a white man, of
Aiken county,, South Carolina, was
arrested Thursday morning by sec
ret service men, charged with passing
countrefelt money. He had, it is
said, been passing It promiscuously
, for tteveral days, and w»g attempting
to dVrosit some of it In tha Granlte-
vtlle Bark when he was arrested
! He is In jail, in default of |500 bond.
The i Columbia corrosponcii’nt of
Tti* ><**wk. and Courter says in ef-
iec; th** State was asked Wednesday
to try the so-ailed dispensary graR
cases or strike them trom the docket.
This was the move 0 f the defence
in four of the Indictments pending in
the Courts of this county involving
members of the old dispensary di
rectorate and others. Through the
solicitor the reply of the Attorney
General was that the State was not
ready at this term. Judge Robert
Aldrich directed Solicitor W. S. Cobh
to confer with the Attorney General
and find out If he would tie ready
at the next term of Court, to try
the cases for which trial was sought
Wednesday
The Columbia firm of Nelson, Net-
son & Gettys and M. R. Howell, of
Walterhoro, asked for the trial of
John Black, notice being filed in the
case' of three Indictments in which
he is involved In this case Black
is charged with accepting a bribe of
$2,509. The counsel, when the cause
comes to trial, will plead former
jeopardy; upon an Indictment which
the. same defendant is charged with
defrauding the State out of $4,S25
In these indictments John Black, who
was recently p.ard tied h\ Governor
Blease, after having b****n nnv'ctod
at Chester of consmno y lid sen
tenced to five years, was the otic*
wtio-i* trial was urged Wednesday
In tix* four'll indictment M A
Goodman. Me-sr- Bo\kin, Tow ill and
Tatum, and Dennis Weisko: f tin* 1 **•
mentn md b' inc from ( m-imi *t:, arc
charged of can- tig tin* Sta’e to I .-a*
tnottev In connection with tit** fatuous
"laiwd deal," Nelson. Nelson £ (I**’
tvs B H \Y«Lh lohnstnn* {’*•.*-
nor at.d E I. \-ki'!. eoun-e! of rec
ord. gave tie**. .* ;n *' is rise Wednes
dav that th** trial * f B ykin, Tatum
and Towill is demanded
Deterring •*, vio-neg Gem-i C Lv
t n s ’ Itnnoctiity L-’ ' -eft te Gover
nor !’.!«*,as**. ; t is -e.-ti ilia' in '!,*•
first Indl Mien; given above, \\ !.*
FarH. Farnum and Good' an will no’
be prosecuted, three, ‘.er Ml-.** ot Mr':
ing State's eviden c. and on**. Far-
rum. been us** of M*o S'ate agreeing
to *!r :> al! c tiler indi 'men'- aen n-’
him in tiie second indn t'.o n' on''.
John Black f - n 'tn*- i In ’! * third.
Farnum and W'lle will n*.f be pro--
ecut * d Int in* four' ’i i mi i t met t
\ttorm v General I.vain ' a-' agree 1
not to proseeut.* He'irns Wc-i-ko: f on
eondit'on tiiMt he la'me he**> and t* H
* f th*> "lrb*d ileal " \'so In tli!*- in
dictfeent <;oodtiiati w i!) not In* pros
ec U 1 <’d
M ch regard t*> the 1* c conspit"** \
i ml i tn,* nt tit*' offen'c* ine’ici i- th*'
sa m*‘ as t 'ca' aII* e* *1 in !lie in He •
ment at ('!i*"-tcr in w ip |i I’la k "’c-
ile* iar**d to '■!• guiltv and K cwhn-on
;.nd Sc iotnons wenf free. Thus it
is expected '*' oc'iir.el that 1B-. per
ticular itic 1 *c ’*i * nt wi!] no' h**
Iires-**c! Still ' i- on th* dock.M atu!
ro'Mcscl tleetc * I It best tre puss for
a trial.
in th*- ('onr‘ rtuim t*)'lav, J udg*
Aldrii ti's ait* nt'.on was c .illi'd l*'.
imun-el. part'cnl t!’* to tli*’ label in
dii i ment affc ting W O Tatum. 1.
W. Bov kin and John Bel! TowiU
Counsel aim uim ed that a trial was
ileiii a ti clc i m tiijs c '-a* Sol cBor
Co 11 announced for Attorney Gen
eral I.von that the '-’tat*' was not
ready In jiiis case. Then ; th*’ nth.-V
c as**s were referred to and the same
reply was made
After argmuent, Judge Aldrich di
rected the solie'tor to find out If the
Attorney General will tie rendv at the
next term if the Attorney General
is here tomorrow h** Is 'To aopear in
tills matter, hut It Is not thought
that lie will he here At Ms ofiic”
this afternoon it was stated that h**
would tie back the end of the week
Counsel in pressing these C'ses will
ask in the event information is re
ceived that tiie Attornev Gene ral will
not l>e roadv at the next term, ttiat
the cases he no| prossed.
This is regarded the most signifi
cant of the recent dlspensarv o-cur-
rences Following tiie “Hhf?” Evans
, case, in which a trial was demanded
and the case postponed until the next
term, with the statement that the
State must then be ready, the pro
ceeding Wednesday shows the dispo
sition to demand the taking up of
these dispensary cases that have
been hanging fire for some time.
The statement has been pri«4<*d
in the papers of South Carolina that
the Attorney General would not press
any dlspensaary case* during the pres
ent Administration"" This happe n ! ng,
therefore, apparently brjngs the mat
ter to a head.
Enr igccl by th** announcement that
H az and \ u'o-Crcsiclent C rail would^ torial caucus over the Marline resolu-
not resign before Thursday speota-^ t)on
tors in the Chamber of Deputies
Wellies,lav began rioting, which re- ,h " ,>irnm>r to ,ho ‘'ommlttee
suited in several deaths The police 0,1 privileges and elections, which
liri’d on the mob tn front ot El Im- was adopted, by a vote of 2 4 to 4,
penal building after it had been set (her* was a sharp tilt between Sena-‘
on tire Three persons were killed
aena- K<*rnier Secretary of State Eoater
Says Teddy la Inconalatent, and
Siiowt* That When He Waa FrMG
dent He Sent Uaaea to the Hann
’
and Invitexl Array Venezuela./
The mob was dispersed and the fire
ext Ingnished.
tor Bailey, of Texas, and Senator Severe erttleiam of Theodore^Rooa-
Martlne, of New Jersey. Mr Dalle/! evdt’s recent public utterkhcea r»-
Bn siclc nt Diaz has been ill for ,o!(1 N,r ' Martino that If the latter! Kard | n g International
sev »',;tl days. Until 9 o'clock the v '' 38 ,u,t wllli «K “* »*>' ^ mar ked the soeech of
mob f und I'rMrtically no opposition rnurois ho could Imive , y /
hy the authorities. Shouting ’Vivas’ lt ’ whereupon the New Jersey senator
for Madero. thev paraded the streets! put on hls hat an(1 h>ft the ‘neetlmg
of tiie citv, and except for the noise,!* 71 il ra K <> -
conducted themselves lu an orderly] The verb!l1 ^ncount-r between
fashion. Thousands were in the line! M, ’ ssr8 ' nal, ‘‘ y and Martlne origin-
of p.ar ub*. jated In Mr. Bailey's demand for gen-
At N.'Bi It appeared that the crowd'‘’ rnl HU ' , > ,ort nf Marline resolu-
vvas dispei -jng. The main body had ,,on - 1?aiu ‘- v 'l p «'l«red that any sena-
bi’.Mi hr ken into smaller groups, torfl who r, ' f " s '''> <" l >e bound by the
at that time some of these had : , ‘ au< ' HS h;,(1 no rightful place In the
grown more demonstrative in the blgj par *' eouncils.
pla.za In front of the palace, and the 1 Th,s aroused the senators who
police determined that the time hnd' ravor thfl ^"etfe resolution pro-
cme r*.r c'-af’b' nn*a-"'Fe to he »a’* vi ' 1in " fn r an inuulrv hy speci.l c*itiv
eii T he shinning, vest)* ulatlng mass mitlee ot new s«*natots. Mr. Bailey
of humanitv was warned to move on , j contended that mor« than two-thirds
hut a e'nfidenee horn of b'*tter treat-j 0 ^ caucus favored the Msrtlne
men' earlier In the evening caused : r * >f,o *" 1 * 0n Martlne said, that he
th.Mii to receive with derision thej was unwilling to tie bound by a party
order of the police Quickly their rauru8 ln <,oniP cafl c«' He also stated
shouts wore turned into cries of an- * ba * b<1 was w **** n K compare hls
K i,j S h ! record with that of Mr. Bailey.
Tiie soldiers were throwing Intoj Saying h* 1 would not bandy words
their midst a hail of bullets. The regarding the character of hls own
narrow streets leading from th"? So-i I) c morr atic standing, Mr. Bailey In-
cilo were jammed with fleeing men senators were In duty
and mqnv women For a few m!n-' b<,nnd ,0 abl(lP hy a two-thirds ma
ntes the guns of the Government .f° r lty of tiie caucus
arbitration
John W. Fos
ter, former secretary of state, before
the 1 7jh annual meettlng of the Lake
Mohonk, N. Y., conference on inter
national arbitration. M the eame
time, said Mr./jPoeter, notwithstand
ing Mr. Roosevelt’s early declara
tion In opposition to arbitration fn
gen-eral, he has done more than any
other living man to advance this
cause*
Speaking of the Anglo-American
treaty of arbitration now being ne
gotiated, Mr. FV)ater declared that
oppo-ftton to It In the senate ought
not to L*; entertained as a serious
possibility. The treaty, he said,
would place the two governments on
the same footing as each of them has
placed Its citlsens and would result In
similar treaties between other na
tions.
It was plain, be added, that It
would have no appreciable effect on
the armaments from the world and
that at present Germany can hardly
be expected to become a party to a
^ like treaty. Nevertheless, “sa nn-
Mr' Martlne llmlte<1 arbitration Is etxended among
t!
*l,ll. ,l. *.„ a resaiherlDc aboc »"*'"> ”•''<*"*'* M" ti.** *.»<•».. i
= tre*'t corners of the now thor- Almost'ev ’rv other Democratic . ^ »gy*»rrui, ana
oughly ennged as well as frighten- " >n: " 0 r partic Tinted In tho debate.!
id partisans of Madero was formed ^ developed that the Republicans.,^ natlon . -hich will
Agciu the muskets crashed, and the bad ngre d to aiumdon the Dllllng- ; abl<> jt (o lp . . rinam * nt
»** »»•» **c»'t***<**i foil** tt»e 1» »*«-r»' "*« *'»;• p.. m , n , r , to tb " °‘ r uf.
ot :!,.* str****t«. lint the lawless hands 1|1K 'b.at anv senator should he free “
m w d on toward th'e other lo r ’ n ‘' r “"‘l ^B-port amendments.
i It was expected that the Lorimer
m* rely
r’ reel s
In the midst of It all. President 'B'*-stln would come up In the »j>en
Hie/ lay in a sak led It was learn- s.'ii.ate, hut this matter wws crowded
.•d on .authority that despite reports, out hy other bus*ness The pres-
!.is vutiiii'ion has shown, several de- B P( ’ is 'bat th'* Martin r-soln-
tees of fe\.*r for th** last few davs
He de,Tines to -a*** aB visitors, includ-
• v’ ’’ ••'■ih ■ rs of th** diplomatic corps,
and takes nothing hut liquid nour-
Lhinept H m, lis said that the Pres-
I'L’ti’ s eotnlit ; oti w as rensld* red ser
in :s v tneinhers * f h;s family, ow
ing to his advanced age.
tion w I
ment
be adopted without ameml-
SM EZE POW DER CAUSES BOW.
Woman - Prank Brings Atvout Eistl-
* ntT ami Call for Police.
ed Anglo-American arbitration.’* Th«
portion of hls addreas relating to
Mr. Rooseelt follows;
‘‘I had concluded the preparation
of my address at this point when tha
fulminatlon of Theodore RooseVelt
appeared in the public press. While
I regret Its appearance as tending to
embarrass th'* action of the senate, I
recall the fact that no man In public
life today has shown such an erratic
and Inconsistent course In relation to
Went Thousands of Feet In the Air the subject of International arbitya-
,, , j Hon. His early public career waa
or* oppe* . marked by a strong hostility to arbl-
An officer of the garrison at In- 'ration In general. In a mag.itliM ar-
gnlsla,It. B tvnria. had a thrilling ride tlr * e as late as 1 895 he attacked
Wednesday when a military captive President ^Harrison for submitting
balloon broke loose from its anchor- 'be Bering Sea question to arbltra*
a’(* Tlu* officer was a novice at hal- tl 0 "*
THRILLING BALI/OON runaway.
looning and was unahle t>t manljtu- when he assumed the respon-
zc powder. ' p I a v f 1111 v thrown | a(p ,| ]( . j,.,,, v:l ] v<1 slblllty of th'* presidency It waa he
Finally when the Walloon had w bo sent the first case to the Hague
an I eves of William H
B t*v Mrs A J Montlgue In' reached a height of l/.'.OO feet, the' KOurt of arbitration and Invited the
i"’ '"Tiding in New Orleans on omr ,. r , lamhered t^^the fop of the nations In hostile array against Vene-
’Ttinr- la*, afternoon respited In a fist- R . 1S |, ac and pu C ce/ded in wrenching 'o resort to the same court. In
’ "V "''I nt’ir-riot that brought out np ,. n tllo valve. Then the balloon 'b« first Instance he propowd to aet-
I’Ol
ri ser v **s
tiurii
inrding to the jioii'e. the wn-
h* r tiust'ancl atid oth*Ts in Mr
i.-tie's oTn e w re skvlarking
th*' j’liwdi-r Some one in a
v off * thinking the woman had
a- id into Mr. .McConnell's
md seeing tiie fight, telephoned
* } > i* ’)(i'' Cf*.
Tin' r* - tvi's gi!loj>ed up and ran
it.? * tin* "stiee/e | owiler.'' While
th<v w**re sm’izing the combatant#
sCatn**! No arrests vv*>re made.
began a h**adlozlg descent near Mun- '* p 'be Alaskan boundary dispute by
Ich. w hich Is 50 miles from ingol-1 Ren< l' n k'be American army to occupy
and hold the territory by force, but
As the l.illeon was nearing- the Anally yielded to the pacific advice
ground th** otfici r jumped Into a tree °f Secr'ffary Hay and In 1903 submit-
and was only slightly Injured. Re- led 'bo question to the Ix>ndon com-
llevei) of the wel.ht the balloon I 111 ' B8 ' on
again ascended and was later found * n 1^04 he sent a number of arbt-
ii.tfir innsliruei k i tratlon treaties to the senat^ and
+ + * yet, because the body saw fit td In-
' SIXTY LI YES WERE IX»ST. u f >on 'b** exercise of Its con-
_ stltutional view he denounced this
action as & "sham" and subterfuge
I lie St«’amcr Tolioga Struck a Hidden . and j n a p^tulent manner refused to
\TE I’OISONED MUSHROO.NIS.
R*K'k and Sinks.
Two Dead After Terrible Suffering
/
In .la* ksonvlite l|Anie.
• / _ . .. .
\r lackMinv i'le. Ft^., H N Tay-
Inr and his oight-yefir-old, nephew,
NBcn. are d ad. while the former's
father. H M Taylor. Is critically
put the treaties with the senate’s
amendment to that body and upon Its
The National Steamships Line's approval put them into operation,
steamer T boga struck a rock off “Notwithstanding hls early decla-
1’uta Nala, F’anama, on Tuesday ac- ratlofi In opposltton to arbitration in
cording to advi es just received. Of general, he has done more than any
1 no passengers aboad, hut 40 other living man to advance this
w r** saved. The Toboga had a cargo eartee and has well earned the Nobel —
of rattle and was on the regular peace prize.
at a loc al hospi^l, the result of the coastwise trip. The scene of the at-1 "Judging the future by the past,
family ha v ing/haten poisoned mush- cident was about 100 miles from thejln the course of time, after he has
t oon s TuesOdv evening and beeom- nParo8t l p l'’F , raph station. It Is dlffl-! played to hls heart’s content with hls
ing ; u'Meujy so ill that they could f '" lt 10 oh,a1n details. The United! favorite terms, ’hypocrisy,’ ‘coward-
nn! p a u a j ( i tn their little cottage s,atp8 Runiioat, Yorktown. left for! Ice.’ 'had faith;’ etc., we may CXpsct
wh-. b t*» .htnated near the 'be scene qf the dlsaater as sooq aij thla erratic but patriotic citizen to
r.tb'nths of Ih^t cltr All daT^'the n-ws of the accident was received fall In line with the onwkjrd^rch
said to have lain by the American officers in comniand.! towards International peace,^ithd giva
— | hls support to the great measure
Jones to Enter Prison, which most ennobles the admlnistra-
W. T Jones, of Union, will prob- t' 01 * of hla successor,
ably reach the penitentiary next
ii* s !TV thev are
;*rf*crBi* on th* floor of their home.
;in<r when found Thursday, the elght-
ycar-old hov was dead. N. H. Tay
lor and his father were placed in
charge of physicians, but the first Tuesday everitnT or Wednesday
named f-oon died. morning, to begin th'* serving of a
life sentence. W. T. Jone* is under j killed hls wife, Gertrude,* in feta ©f-
Ijong Time Between Rains. ,Hf** sentence for the murder of his flees at W'ashlngton Wedneaday. The
This is the longest drought on re- w ife. Marian Jones, in Union county,! couple had been separated for ilk
cord at the Columbia weather bt*- ifi August, 1908. The supreme months, the'wife living in New York.
Attorney Kills Wife.
E. J. MacDonald, an attornoy.
reau for the April-May-June season court recently affirmed the refusal of
in twenty-fivj ycMi’k The next long- Judge Gruber to grgnt a new trial.
est drought ;n i rpiarter of a eenLry ♦
was eighteen days. Up to Tuesday- Negro Man Killed,
night it had not rained In Columbia j n a r0 w nea^ Laeds In Chester
Three days ago she came back to
effect a reconciliation and thla after- !
noon went te her husband’s office.
They quarreled over money matters.
In twenty-three days.
* county on.
Got th© Wrong One
A Chicago lawyer called one of hls
clients over the tMephone and told
her she could go to the court houae
and get her divorce ‘‘You’ve gQt the
■wrong number, Mr StnRh. I d~n’t
want any divorce,” mapped the wom
an at the other end.
Demand Higher Wages.
The executive committee of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive’; Firemen
voted Wednesday night unanimously
for s strike of the firemen on the
Southern Railway should the com
pany refuse to accede to their de
mand for a 20 per cent, increase i|i
wages.
v ncaj 1 L
last ^Saturday night, Er-
| nest Feaster/ qolored, was killed by
! Arthur Brown, also colored. The
dead man’s Jpgular vein was cut with
1 It is said.
Had Two Many Aces.
Five acea found In one deck of
cards caused a quarrel among mln-
juj
a knife, causing Instant death. The 1 era at Klitanlng, Pa., la Ohich thro#
•Heged muitderer fled and has not yet) men were killed and one fatally Shot,
been apprehended, although the sher-) Dick Sendrio, accused of ckeattlng.
iff is on hls trail and Is expected to was beaten and In revengo ekot Into
shortly have him In custody.
Four Men Killed In Mine.
M Hihhlng, Minn., four men mtere
blown to pieces in the Fellers Mine
Wednesday. The head of on* man
was hurled fifty feet up a ba^k. A
charge went off prematurely.
J » ■» »
Kill Judge and Cook.
Judkc David J. Barry of the Sum
ter chunty bench entered into a quar
rel between hls cook and a negro
named Sweet at the Barry home pMjr
C»1 latino, Tmn Sweet killed the
cook and then turning the gun on
Judge Barry, instantly killed him.
The negro wag eanght and lynched.
the'-crowd,/hitting four men, Inelld*
lag his brother*, who vea Otte of thf
three kilVed. Sendrio
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