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alt? iantliprj ijpralii ?????- ?_?? . Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1907 One Dollar a Year ^--^^^^^^=====r==========:=r=====r===r======r===============================: IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quick Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. The state reunion of the Confederate veterans will be held in Columbia r from May 30th to June 3d. The State Teacher's Association will meet at Chick Springs June 24' 26, the executive committee having decided on the meeting place. R. J. Kirk is suing the Atlantic Coast Line at Kingstree for $50,000 for the death of his little son, who was killed at a railroad crossing" last December. Sheriff Rabon, of Aiken county, recently went to Georgia to arrest a prisoner, and while there was arrested and fined $35 for carrying conceal^ ed weapons. Mrs. Jno. S. Fair has been appointed postmaster at Cokesbury, in place of her husband, whose health is so bad that he cannot attend to the duties of the office. 6 . R. C. Newell, a young white man V'- of Anderson, was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of forging his father's name to a check for $25 on a bank of that city. joe Hart, a negro switchman, was run over by an engine in the Seaboard yards at Columbia last Friday .and instantly killed. His heart was mashed out of his body and cut in two. %: R. E. Miller, boob-keeper for the Southern Coffin and Casket Cora. pany in Sumter, has been arrested, charged with stealing something over $600belonging to his employers. He y was put in jail. Bishop Seth Ward, of Texas, will ? ' preach the commencement sermon at Wofford college, Spartanburg, in June, and Dr. Frank C. Woodward, fe of Richmond, Va., formerly presiJ . dent of South Carolina university, will make the literary address. ^ William Godfrey ,a lineman, touch-1 ed a live wire while at work on elec-1 & trie lines in the city of Greenville! jjV; " last week and was stunned. He fell to the ground, thirty feet below, .v breaking his right arm and fractur&& ing his skull. He is not likely to reSS^edver. . % Mrs. R. L. Bonnoitt, of Darlington, I* who was shot by her husband in ' 1 'Charleston about two weeks ago, &T/ died at the Riverside Infirmary in that city last Sunday morning. She was thought to be recovering, but suddenly took a turn for the worse, p - Her husband has been sent to the Ef": asylum. ? ' Tom Harris, white, was hang% ed 'at Gaffney last Friday for the murder of Mrs. Hortensia Morgan, an aged white woman, last November. He cut her throat and took $800 from her clothes. He confessed F* the crime and asked that his fate be * wamintr to all who witnessed his -execution? Ernest Langs ton, a negro, is in <>; jail, at Pickens for the crime of aslr saulting a twelve-year-old white girl ; named Bfcssie Holcomb, at Easley P - last Friday. He threatened her with a pistol, but she snatched it away. Igr She positively identified him after he 5 was caught and later he confessed V the crime. The little girl begged | her father not to kill the negro but to let him be hung. Breach of Promise Suit. Greenville, Mar. 28.?"The breach of promise suit brought by Miss Willie Thomason of Fountain Inn ^ against R. B. Holland of the same place, was compromised to day after the court had begun the hearing of the case. Miss Thomason was suing for $10,000. But when offered $800 K-tr atfnrriAvs -fnr thp Hpfpnrtanf VJ VUVI?VW?liV^V ?. J accepted it and the case was dropped. ;?v The .principals in the case are well V known people and stand well in their community. The case attracted considerable attention. Y c'sSv _ No More Blacks Wanted. Houston, Tex., March 28.?Announcement was made today at the local recruiting station that orders have been received from the war department at Washington instructing that no more negroes will be accepted for service in the army. Announcement was also made that A all negro troops in the United States will be dispatched forthwith to the Philippines. 4 The Houston recruiting station has been foremost in the enlistment of , negroes. Judge Gary Scores Lawyers. Greenville, S. C., Mar. 27.?The eourt of common pleas has been in session here since Monday and only one jury case has been tried and that was a small one. Judge Gary - today scored the members of the local bar for not having arranged the roster of eases so that the court -would not have lost so much time' and said if the attorneys did not have a case ready for triad tomorrow he would adjourn court and go home. The lawyers say that the dock- i et was disarranged by the Franklin case being compromised. They think- i ing that the trial of it would occupy two days, did not arrange any other eases for Tuesday and Wednesday. BOYS LEAVE CITADEL. Thirteen Cadets Leave Because They Couldn't Run Things. Charleston, March 27.?Twelve cadets of the South Carolina Military academy left the institution last! night in a body and one cadet left this morning, alleging that they had not received fair treatment at the hands of the faculty, their honor having been doubted. The direct cause of their dissatis-; I faction was the charges preferred i I against Cadets Alexander, Sloan and j Mahon of making false official state- j ments to the commandant March 22,! as members of the guard, and ofi making alleged perjured statements to the board of inquiry of March 25. The trouble arises frnm-the alleged breaking of barracks on last Friday night of Cadets Cohen and Able. fYkhtm Inter acknowledged that he had broken barracks and was dismissed from the academy Saturday. Cadet Able, who was also charged with this offense, denied the charge and said that he was in the room of Cadets Alexander, Mahon and Sloan at the time that he was charged with being on the streets. Comandant Simons reported the breaking of barracks of the two cadets, the story of which was told in The State. Cadet Able was tried yesterday afternoon for breaking barracks and expelled. Charges of false testimony and reports were -also preferred against Cadets Mahon, Alexander and Sloan, the board of inquiry having decided that they did not tell the truth officially or as cadets in regard to the presence of Able in their rooms at the time Commandant c,; +li of Via com Vnm nn ! 01II10I15 I CpVi VCU iiv own ****** v** | the street. Last night three cadets so charged went to the commandant and asked him to retract his charges, telling him that they were unfounded and that their honor as gentlemen was attacked by the charges against them. They asked for an immediate decision on the matter, rather than have the charges hanging over them. They were told that this investigation would be made but not at once, and that the charges could not be withdrawn. Following the result of the interview with Commandant Simons, Cadets T. L. Alexander of Charlotte, John T. Sloan, Jr., of Columbia, W. J. Murray, Jr., of Columbia, J. G. 'Ehrlieh, Columbia; Jack Crawford, Columbia; G. H. Mahon, Greenville; C. E. McAllister, Greenville; Hamim Beattie, Greenville; Ralph Gossett, Williamston; A. S. Able, St. Matthews; P. E. Lyles, Columbia; J. F. Richardson, Jr., Greenville, made their way from the Citadel and thus severed their connection by the technical offense of desertion. This'morning Cadet Butler of Jacksonville also left the Citadel for the same reason that the cadets withdrew last night.Man Arrested on Suspicion. Cincinnatti, 0., April 1.?If the story of John Haydon, aged 60, arrested on suspicion here early this morning is true, the fourth district police station is entertaining a future millionaire. On the prisoner's person was found a bag containing several hundred amethysts in the rough. Haydon says he has an amethyst mine on his farm at Clinton, S. C. , His is one of the most interesting life stories ever brought before the attention of the Cincinnati police. For several years before the Civil war Haydon was a pilot on the "Jacob Strador" - and "Eclipse," under Samuel Clemens, known to fame as "Mark Twain," the author. Havdon is chemist, mineralogist and assayer. He declares he has been offered several hundred thousand dollars for his amethyst mine but refused to accept the offer. , The treasure was accidentally located, he claims, several months ago. Haydon has several sons in the Brooklyn,IN. Y.,Polytechnic institute. He is a philosopher and kept the police entertained with his witticism. One of his many sayings is, "Because Adam was a d? fool, the majority has ruled ever since." Lucy Lipsey Gives Bond. Union, April 1.?Lucy Lipsey, the colored woman who last week created a sensation by shooting Dr. Will Linder and who has been in jail ever since, was today released on bond in the sum of $100 for appearance in municipal court tomorrow and $500 in the magistrate's court. It is rumored that she may forfeit the bonds rather than appear. Held For Murder. Aiken, April 1.?On Sunday Charley Marshall, colored, was arrested and brought to Aiken, charged with murdering Josh Dunbar about the 5th of January last. About that date Dunbar, a negro boy, was killed | near Ellenton and the verdict of the i 1 unoma v?to I inquest jux,y was uiao nc uum w 4UU j j death at the hands of unknown parties. It is now said that strong ' evidence has been discovered against Marshall as the party who committed the crime. A warrant was sworn out before Magistrate Bush and the negro was arrested without trouble. He has been living near Ellenton and has not attempted to leave the community. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS 1 SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. } News Items Gathe.-ed All Arcund the 1 County and Elsewhere. ? Denmark Doings. < Denmark, March 3.?The election ] held here last week for bonding this district for the purpose of establish- j ing a high school at Denmark was carried by a vote of 103 to 1. The site has been selected for the build- J ing between East and West Denmark j'1 and ere long the music of the ham- ' mer and trowel will be heard. This J is the proper step in the right direc-' J tion. We are much in need of such j' an institution, as there are manyij children in the district who are not j able to attend the colleges and who i J can attend the high school at home, ! which will fit them for the battle of life. The high school is an inovation { in the education of the youth of ! South Carolina, and if the plan succeeds much credit is due to Prof. Hand, of the South Carolina college, ; and our alert superintendent of edu- J cation, 0. B. Martin. We have long : felt the necessity of just what is of- 1 fered by this law. We are happy J that we have satisfactorily avoided '' all friction in the establishment of our new school by the plan offered j by the new general law for the founding of school districts. Considerable credit, we understand, goes to our representative, Hon. C. W. Garris, who seemed to constantly con- ] suit and advise with Mr. Lawson, of Darlington county, who was the 1 author of the law. We feel proud of our town, the first to adopt the j new plan of high school education of j the nearby youth. Denmark is one J - ^ Am/) /iA*>trnvtiAnf_ ^ OI Lilt; IllUSt CCllUiUij OIIU tunvcniualy located towns in the State for students to get to, being located at a junction of the only three trunk lines of railways running through the Southern States. Denmark is on the line of the Southern, Seaboard Air Line, and Atlantic Coast Line Railways, being fifty-six miles from Augusta, Ga., ninety-two from Savannah, <ja., fifty-one miles from Columbia, our state capital, and eighty-one miles from Charleston, "the city by the sea." No other town within the borderb of the State enjoys such advantages. We have from 30 to 35 trains pass through our little city every 24 hours, of which 18 are passenger trains, and your correspondent predicts that ere long Denmark will - " i n j_i_ T be the leading town in lower ooutn Carolina. All we need is a little en- i terprise and capital. The capitalists 1 who are looking for a place to in- 1 vest their money are welcomed at ? Denmark. We have lots of pure * water and the health of our people J is exceedingly good. 1 Mr. C. S. Folk's seven room cot- * tage on Beech avenue has been com pleted, and our postmaster, Mr. W. ^ F. Rice, is occupying it. J R. C. Hardwick, Esq., visited Au- c gusta and Barnwell last week on pro- J fessional business. t The site for the new Methodist t church has been selected on Beech 1 and Palmetto Avenues at West End, c and about $6,000 has been subscribed, c and it is hoped that the building will 2 be completed by fall. . J Miss Julia Zorn, who is teaching ] school near Olar, spent Easter at J home. r Mrs. W. H. Bamberg is having a * neat cottage erected on the corner t of Cypress Avenue and 6th St. Con- ^ tractor Arledge is in charge of the * work. Mrs. M. J. Ray's cottage on Beech Avenue is being rapidly pushed to completion by Contractors Eaves and I Price. Let the good work go on. * There is room for more. The demand ^ for houses is not being supplied. * Mr. C. A. Calhoun, our efficient * railway agent of the S. A. L., will oc- * cupy the cottage on the corner of 4th ? Street and Beech Avenue, vacated by I Postmaster Rice. s We are glad to report that Mrs. s S. P. J. Garris, who has been quite < ill, is much better. H. Suicide Near Klngstree. 1 Kingstree, March 30.?News reached town this morning that Mr. * Walter Z. Chandler, a young man, 1 about 30 years of age, had committed 1 suicide last night about 1 o'clock by 3 blowing off the top of his head with < a breech-loading shotgun. Details of the particulars are lacking, but it I * IS ScllQ UttlL lit uii uic oiuc va viiv | bed, put the gun to his head and pull- t ed the trigger with his toe. The \ blood and brains were scattered over ? the walls. Mr. Chandler has been t complaining of ill health for some 1 time, but his friends had no reason * to anticipate such a terrible act. < Domestic troubles were probably the 1 cause, his wife being at present in the asylum. Three small children i are left fatherless. 1 ? A. B. Jordan, editor of the Dillon i Herald, who was raised in Bamberg, ( was elected mayor of Dillon this t week, defeating the incumbent, T. t A. Dillon, by a vote of 118 to 79. Mr. c Jordan was mayor of Dillon for one i term, but two years ago was defeat- 1 ed for re-election by Mr. Dillon. He 1 ran again this time and was elected. 1 You can't keep a newspaper man 1 down. 1 v ' < n ' ? ' VV-: , < '/Vj J5 * V**>_:' 'Tv'.yV'* ' *' > ; ^ ' BAMBERG-WYMAN. 1 j Nuptials of Two of Bamberg's Popular Young People. I One of the - prettiest weddings which ever took place in this city was that of Miss Llewlie Bamberg and Mr. J. A. Wyman yesterday evening at 8:30 o'clock in the Methodist church. The church had been tastefully decorated with palms, , ferns, and hot house flowers, these : being banked in the pulpit. The entire platform as well as the chancel ] railing and aisles were covered with J white canvas. I While the strains of Lohengrin came ! from the pipe organ, played by Mrs. J A. W. Knight, Rev. Peter Stokes , took his position at the chancel, j i -i . ?i H/f A'niie trie usnei"s, lvxcaoio. us. xu.. Eaves, H. H. Copeland, H. E. Vincent, and Max Walker, came up the , aisles, followed by Mrs. Jones A. j Williams, the dame of honor. Then entered the groom from the rear j loor with his best man, Mr. Ben ; Wyman, meeting the bride, on the ; arm of her brother, Mr. G. Frank '< Bamberg. Master McGhee Bamberg , was the ring bearer. Then the pastor, using the short and simple but impressive ceremony of the Methoiist church, pronounced them man and wife. To the majestic music of Men- ' ielsshon the bridal party retired in 1 the following order: First, the i bride and groom, then the dame of tionor, followed by the ushers. The church was crowded with the ' friends and relatives of this popular . oung couple, many being present ' from a distance. ! Immediately after the ceremony a . large number of invited guests re- 1 oaired to the residence of Mrs. F. M. Bamberg, mother of the groom, 11 vhere a reception was held, the lewly married pair being showered svith congratulations and good wishes ] The color scheme of the decora- ! tions, both at the church and home, ] vere white and green. Punch was 1 served in the reception hall, and in i toe dining room a salad course, ice ] iream, cake, and coffee were enjoyed, j The bridal presents were indeed < lumerousand handsome, consisting i )f cut glass, silver, hand painted 1 toina. exquisite fancy work, etc. ] Mr. and Mrs. Wyman left this i norning on the early train for a trip 1 tforth, and they will be away about ] toree weeks. The bride is the youngest daughter ' >f Mrs. F. M. Bamberg. She was eared here, and from girlhood to ] vomanhood no one has been more 1 generally popular with old and young. 1 Uways a social favorite, her ad- 1 nirers were many, and at home and i ibroad her sweet face and gracious nanner have won for her a large and ; levoted circle of friends who earnestv wish for her the highest and 1 ;ruest happiness which life holds, i The groom is originally from 1 Uken, being the son of Dr. and Mrs. 1 I. H. Wyman. He has been a resi- j lent of Bamberg for about two rears, he locating here for the prac. ] ice of law shortly after his gradua- < ion from the South Carolina college. ] Jut in this time be has become one i >f us, he is liked and respected be- ] ause of his sterling qualities. Quiet j tnd unassuming in his manner, ] :ourteous and gentle of disposition, ] le has made for himself many strong , riends, and now to crown it all, he 1 las won and married a most lovely < voman. Life opens auspicously for < hem both. May it continue to de- \ relop and broaden and brighten as 1 he year roll on. j DUEL IN THE DARK.^ ! A. T. Lawrence, of St. Louis, has ] >een sDendinc several days in Soring- 1 ield, going over battlefields in this ( ricinity, with which he was quite fa- i niliar during the civil war. Law- 1 ence wore the blue during the war 1 ind participated in the battle of Springfiel. He was with his com- ] jany in the old stockade on Campbell 1 ;tyeet and he tells many interesting ] stories of incidents that occurred i luring that battle. ] "We wanted some one to go out ] :rom the stockade," said Mr. Law- ] ence, "to do some reconnoitering. ] Hiere was a telegraph operator with t is named Briggs and he was the first ( nan to volunteer. Briggs stole out 1 :rom the stockade and to within 30 1 rards of what was then known as the 1 dty cemetery. 1 "A Confederate scout was hidden i - ^ 4-aaIT Q elinf 1 .Millinu <X tuiliustuiicr cum iwa a diiuw J it Briggs just as he ducked behind a ;ree. It was along toward evening ind the two men exchanged possibly 10 shots at each other in the duel in the darkness that followed. About L o'clock in the morning a truce was igreed to by the opposing forces in >rder to care for the wounded on )oth sides. "We found the body of Briggs lyng at the foot of the tree. A bullet :rom the squirrel rifle oftheConfed>rate scout had penetrated his brain ;hrough the eye. The body of the Confederate was found in the cemetery in a sitting posture. His back vas against a tombstone and he had >ne foot against another headstone md was in the act of pulling on. his wot when a Union bullet pierced his leart. His fingers were still in the x>ot straps and he appeared as if he lad fallen asleep while pulling on lis boot and was killed while asleep." ' Sains*' BAMBERG'S SOCIAL CIRCLE DELIGHTFUL RECEPTIONS GIVEN DURING THIS WEEK. Miss Addys Hays and Mrs. Jones A Williams Entertain Host Charmingly. Miss Addys Hays entertained most delightfully at cards Monday afternoon, in honor of her guest,Mrs. C. A. Reynolds, of Greenwood, and those so fortunate as to be present spent a most enjoyable time. Whist was the game played, and the prize, a handsome cut glass perfume bottle, was presented to Mrs. Reynolds, the guest of honor. The parlor and dining room were prettily decorated with cut flowers, palms, ferns, etc., the rooms being darkened and the electric lights turned on, the plant being run especially for this occasion. After the game an elegant salad course was served, also punch. Little Missed Mozelle Copeland and Ruth Byrd made dainty waitresses, and assisted in the serving. The invited guests were: Mesdames W. Paul Riley, Jones A. Williams, R. M. Hays and C. A. Reynolds-of Greenwood, J. Norman Walker of Allendale, Eugene H. Weissinger. C. R. Brabham, H. J. Brabham, Jr., A. W. Knight, G. F. Hair, G. M. Dickinson, H. W. Johnson, J. C. Moye, J. E. Sally, W. S. Hogan, Jr., R. B. Still of Blackville, D. Dowling, D. F. Hooton, E. T. LaFitte, Misses Lizzie Sawyer and Agnes Holman of Orangeburg, Pearle Counts, Llewlie Bamberg, Sadie Brabham, Lucile Folk, Ottawa Easterlin, Agnes Johnson, Florrie Black, Willie Merriwether, Nina Riley, Sadie Johnson, Roberta Johnson. One of the most brilliant and largely attended social affairs fever held in I 1 ?i j v J tsamoerg was tne reception given Dy Mr. and Mrs. Jones A. Williams in their handsome new residence Tuesday evening, when they entertained in honor of their sister, Miss Llewlie Bamberg. Never has anything more elegant and elaborate been attempted nor more thoroughly enjoyed thah was this occasion. It was a most happy and favorable event for exhibiting to their friends the elegance and beauty of their magnificent new home, which they moved into only a few weeks ago, and it was truly a "house warming." The large front piazza, halls, parlor and dining room were ablaze with electric lights from handsome fixtures, and the furnishings of the beautiful rooms were thoroughly in accord with the exquisite finish of the interior, it being of polished oak and other hard woods, harmonizing with the tasty and expensive wall decorations. Mr. and Mrs. Williams certainly have a beautiful home, and OVA fA V\?> /?/Ynorra-hilflt/?r1 nn the LilCJ' CM ^ tV/ MV Wilg & MWMtM WW WMV. taste displayed, on the interior finishing especially. Mrs. W. Paul Riley and Mrs. E. T. LaFitte received the guests at the door, and in the parlor they were met by Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wannamaker, Mrs. Hays, and Miss Llewlie Bamberg, and Mrs. J. Norman Walker. Misses Sadie and GeDelle Brabham presided at the punch bowl in the front hall, while Mrs. H..J. Brabham, Jr., served coffee in the rear hall. In the dining room refreshments of ice iream, strawberries and cake were served, the individual cakes bearing the initials "B. W.," significant of the union of Miss Llewlie Bamberg ina Mr. J. A. Wyman, and the little waitresses, Misses Mozelle Copeland md Ruth Byrd, served every one to perfection. The color scheme of pink was tastily carried out in the lecorations of the dining-room, also n the lettering of the cakes and the Donbons, as well as the dainty cos:umes of the waitresses. The invited guests were: Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Mr. and Mrs. IV. A. Klauber, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Risher, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Riley, Dr. md Mrs. H. F. Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Brabham, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. G. Moye Dickinson, Dr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Hair, Mr. and Mrs. Eienry F. Bamberg, Dr. and Mrs. J. r. Cleckley, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Feller, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. LaFitte, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Folk, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Byrd, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Harmon, Mr. and Mrs M. W. Brabham, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Hoo:on, Mr. and Mrs. Miles J. Black, 1 ? - t) vtr ri i/T. YLr. ana Mrs. r. w. r iec, im. emu Vlrs. J. H. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. 3. J. S. Brooker, Col. and Mrs. Jno. ?. Folk, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rhoad, VTr. and Mrs. D. Dowling, Mr. and .Vlrs. J. C. Moye, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. free, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Knight, Etev. and Mrs. Peter Stokes, Mr. and VIrs. H. J. Brabham, Jr., Dr. and Mrs. 3. D. Bronson, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Price, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Johnson, Vlaj. and Mrs. Havelock Eaves, Mr. md Mrs. L. C. Price, Mr. and Mrs. Pisher Cleckley, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Roberts, Mrs. J. C. Lewis, Mrs. A. 1 Reynolds, Misses Pearle Counts, Vlayme G. Jennings, Llewlie Bamberg Elibernia Counts, Nellie Black, Addys 3ays, Hattie Bamberg, Xania Easterin, Lucile Folk,- Llewellyn Cleckley, Sadie Brabham, Florrie Black, Myra 3ooton, GeDelle Brabham, Birdie jill, Sadie Johnson, Nina Riley, Vlessrs. F. M. Moye, Max Walker, 3en Wyman, J. D. Copeland, Jr., J. CHURCH FLOOR GAVE WAY. '. Great Excitement in a Spartanburg Negro Church. Spartanburg, April 1.?During the funeral services of the Rev. J. M. Brown, colored, this afternoon, at Macedonia Church, of which he was the pastor, the sleepers gave away and the floor fell in with a crash, causing great excitement and a general stampede. Men and women and children made a rush for the doors and several women were * injured, though not seriously. The Rev. Brown was for many years pastor of Macedonia Church and about 400 colored men had gathered at the church to pay their respects to the dead pastor. The sermon was being preached by the Rev. v Leak, and just as he reached the ^ most solemn and impressive part of . ; ? i -Li- - 1- a 1 ? nis sermon tne cnurcn nour uegou w tremble and then fell with a crash, caused by the sleepers breaking m one side of the church. The mourners f) were thrown into a state of great excitement, not knowing what was taking place, and they rushed for j the door, forming a perfect jam at the narrow opening. Fortunately no one was seriously injured. Many members of the church are worked up over the accident, declaring that. it was sent by God because some of | jthe members were not as kind to the former pastor as they should ' have been. MD Til I MAIM IN MADVI AND. Si *'*?V ?> - ? -'.J Senator Denies That He Had a Row . | in a Club. A special to the Baltimore Sun' from Cumberland, Md. says: Senar tor Tillman, of South Carolina, lee- . tared in the Academy of Music here ?< to-night on the "Race Problem." He *| was introduced by ex-Senator George 'j i| L. Wellington, who served with Mr. Tiilman in the senate. Mr. Tillman is being entertained by Dr. Thomas m W. Koon. Host and guest from ad- ^ joining counties in South Carolina-? Newberry and Edgefield. Senator Tillman jumped hefefftffii ,..d Rhinelander, Wis., where he lectured 11 on Saturday evening. Notwithstand- ^ ing he traveled 1,000 miles without a break he appears most vigorous. Mrs. Tillman joined him here today, coming up from Washington, ana will accompany him to Pittsburg to- morrow. He will lecture tomorrow " .J m'crht. at Wilmerdincr. a few mOeB 'M I from Pittsburg:, j Senator Tillman's attention was called to the report sent out that he ^ had participated in a scene with members of the Berkeley Club at Martinsburg, W. Va., where he stopped a few hours upon his return from Winchester to take a train from the West. He said he had not heard^of v4 the matter until he reached here: that he had not been to the chib and had no unpleasantness there. When Senator Tillman and ex-Senator Wellington appeared on the. platform there was prolonged ap-*..?$ plause. There were a number of la- Ml i dies in the audience, which numberI ed between 400 and 500. Senator Wellington in introducing Senator Tillman drew forth applause bystat- tj incr that there was need of such^men , ? as the one he would introduce to M combat the attempted usurpation of ^ the constitutional rights by executive power. "That there is nowWch an attempt," he said, "no one will deny. In such an hour strong men are needed." , Senator Wellington said he did ! not agree with Senator Tillman in all f his views, but he admired him for ? his firm convictions and independent manhood, and he will go all the way for the doctrine he believes. His vigorous voice at all times is right. M Senator Tillman could not speak when he arose for quite an interval because of the noisy welcome. i . County Board Meeting. i The new county board of com- 1 missioners held their first meeting last Monday, there being present 0 -?? T D V/iowa nn(5 Pnm. super ViSUI O. JJ. Uicaioc aim WU1missioners H. J. Bellinger andG. W. '.* Folk. A number of claims were approved and several matters of importance was discussed, among them being that of wiring the court house' ' and jail for electric lights, and this will probably be done. Mr. H. D. Free was elected clerk of the county board and Dr. H. F. Hoover county physician. P. P. Smith, manager of a saw i = mill in Florence county, was killed by a negro Tuesday, who made his escape. Mr. Smith reprimanded the negro about some work, and some time later the negro slipped up be- 4 hind him and dealt him a fearful \ blow with a cant hook, crushing his < skull. He never regained consciouswaas on/1 /lio/1 in a oVinrf htViiIa il^OOy (U1U U1VU AAA U UAAVA V ?? 4M?v? F. Carter, J. H. Murphy, D. M. Eaves, E. C. Hays, 0. D. Faust, Jr., H. H. Copeland, N. P. Smoak, Jarrell Quattlebaum, J. A. Wyman, Charlie Felder. The out of town guests were: Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Wvman, Mrs. H. E. Vincent, Miss Lalla Wyman, and Mr. Heyward Wyman, of Aiken; Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hays and Mrs. C. A. Reynolds, of Greenwood; Mrs. E. J. Wannamaker, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. J. Norman Walker, of Allendale; Misses Eliza- * beth Sawyer, Agnes Holman, and Mazie Slater, of Orangeburg.