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p\-:' . ' ' P :':VK v- v: tyqt lamhrrg ijmilii 1 I Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1907 One Dollar a Year-lfl IN THE PALMETTO STATI (t SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down For Quid Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. Gov. Ansel has taken a hand in the matter of the counties keeping thei] recristration books in proper shape He has advised several supervisors t< l\- revise their books. Fred Dunbar, a negro, has beer arrested at Middletown, N. Y. He shot and killed E. H. Fisher, ? prominent white man of Sally, some months ago and made his escape. H< will be brought back for trial. ? Ben Lee, a young white man, w&< found dead in a field near Lake City The supposition is that he became . overcome by whiskey and went tx sleep in the broiling sunshine and the whiskey and heat caused his death. H. L. Solomons, the whiskey drummer arrested in Columbia chargec urith violatinc the anti-erraft clause of the dispensary law in Beaufort has been released, the magistrate noi ' finding sufficient evidence againsi $ ,bimThe State board of canvassers ha not yet rendered a decision in th< Kershaw county dispensary electioi contest. It will be remembered tha1 the dispensary was voted out, and th< dispensary people are now contesting the election. H. 6. Stalworth, former distric* ? constable with headquarters at Beau Pfort, was arrested at Greenwood las week. He is charged with having attempted to bribe or influence i member of the Beaufort county dis pensary board. Governor Ansel has appointed K W. Hughes, of Hampton county, tc the beneficiary scholarship in th< South Carolina Medical College a Charleston, from the second con gressional district. One scholarshii is allowed from each district. The trustees of Clemson colleg< met and discussed the matter of se | - curing another commandant in th< , , place of Capt. Clay, who resigned Capt. Minus, an old Citadel mai and West Pointer, with several year's service in the Philippines, will prob ably be secured. . Alfred Boulay, a white man of Bal timore, committed suicide in Charles ton last Monday night in a lodging house by hanging himself from thi ceiling with a dress suit case strap He had left Baltimore recently ii company with a young woman, am they had been traveling around a< man and wife. He was out of mone; and had been drinking heavily. BAD "NIGGER" IN ROWESVILLE Seriously Cuts a Negro Woman an< Attacks Officer With Knife. > Rowesville, July 15.?Jim Jones - ? * ?1 ?i? 01 tfllS place IS wnai, is kiiuwii as> a ua\ 4'nigger" and he kept up his repu tation Saturday night by an un provoked attack on Lavissa Lee, ; woman with whom he has lived fo the last six years off and on, and b; gj. an attack later on Officer Dempsey | Jones is very jealous of Lavissa am Saturday night about 10:30 o'clocl he found her talking with a group o negroes on the street near the rail road crossing and without warning he slashed the woman with" a bij knife and the blow or blows laic | open the back side of her head an< ^ then caught into the flesh and open ed a gash on her back from the necl to the waist line. While none o the wounds are necessarily fatal they were serious ones, as one or tw< arteries were cut in the scalp an< the wound on her back is half ai >: inch deep in places. Officer Dempse; was notified of the assault and arm f ing himself with a pistol, which wa furnished him by Intendant Stokes, h ran against Jones in the dark with out knowing that he was up agains his man until the latter made a lea; for him. The pistol was not a self acting one, which Dempsey did no know, and when he pulled the trig ger with out having cocked it, it o course did not go off and Dempse; was overthrown and went down o: his back in the ditch with the negro who is a powerful fellow, on top o him and trying to use his knife o: him. Dempsey called for help an< did his best to ward off the blows o the negro. He was cut slightly in th M *' left hand and his shirt was cut thre times over the heart, but he was no * injured other than the slight cut o ithe hand. The white men had gather ed by this time and the negro ran followed by a fusillade of revolve shots and by discharges from shot guns, but so far as known he was no i hit in the darkness. A search wa . made for him until midnight and i was renewed yesterday but he was no found. There is no doubt but that h will return and then he will be place J. under arrest. If he had been found Saturda night the chances are that ther would have been a dead "nigger" i Rowesville, as the temper of th young white men was such that the would have taken no chances wit the "nigger," armed as he was, an after making the assault which h did on an officer. it* J flRS. SALLIE GIBSON RETURNS. 4 Columbia Woman Who Was Assaulted > and Robbed in San Antonio. Mrs. Sallie A. Gibson returned to c the city last night from San Antonio, Tex., where she recently suffered an alarming experience, that of being assaulted for the purpose of robbery. ; Mrs. Gibson is under $7,000 bond to r appear and testify at the trial. Her assailant, Rufus F. Williams of ) this city, is there in jail awaiting trial for his life, for the alleged i crime is a hanging offense in Texas. ; Mrs. Gibson talks freely of the matter [ and is confident that Williams will be - /?rvnvir?t<v1 ; ; Mrs. Gibson spent last night at the home of a relative and will remain in , Columbia. Last fall she had a har5 rowing experience when some person [ came to her home one night during J fair week and tried to kill her and j get $30,000 which it was rumored she had in her home. She afterwards decided to leave Columbia. Having sold all of her 1 real estate she went away with $61,J 000 in cash on her person, 50 bills of , the denomination of $1,000 each and t $11,000 in gold. Williams got her to fc go to Texas on the pretext of showing her some real estate suitable for 3 investments. 5 They drove out from San Antonio J to look at this property. Within ear(. shot of a residence, Williams took a out a pistol. Mrs. Gibson inquired r what that was for. He replied that ' he wished to be ready in case they should be attacked by Mexicans and I". V?/-. IrtQrl hie rpvftlvpr. TTlOV * I1*5 TV lOHVU W IVMU * w. . ? - soon reached the river edge and the t man struck her from behind with the r pistol and left her for dead. She 1 afterwards revived and had Williams arrested. That is her statement of the case. Furthermore, she alleges that he tried to poison her while on J the way to Texas. 3 It is said that this is the third I time that Williams has been in jail . in San Antonio. The first time he ) was a fugitive from justice from Lexington county, where he had killed a negro, it is alleged. Before 3 being arrested in Texas he had some " unsatisfactory dealing in horses and 3 was again imprisoned on that charge, after having been tried in South J Carolina. It is stated that he was 3 convicted in Texas and paid a heavy " fine. He had become acquainted with - Mrs. Gibson by having rented stables - from her and had secured her confirm dence. She did not put much faith 3 in banking institutions because her . uncle, the late 'Squire Levi Metts, i had lost his fortune in a bank taiiure 1 That accounts for her having had s such a large amount of cash with f her.?Columbia State. Will Bring Results. Gov. Ansel will in a few days issue to county supervisors and county * boards of registration a letter calling attention to the law requiring the 3 revision of the books of registration, j The grand jury in Barnwell county _ has refused to take action on the sit_ uation in that county, which was rea ported to the governor by Rev. C. r E. Garner and others. In this case m. it was reported that the books had not been revised in 11 years and that I the board had refused to revise the { books without additional help, alf though Gov. Ansel has stated that the board should do this work. r However, the governor is satisfied 1 r that the agitation will result in an | improvement in conditions and here3 after more attention will be given _ registration laws. The penalty is c very heavy and members ^of boards f are subject to removal.?Columbia State. 9 j Killed Horses and Mules. i Columbia, July 14.?While the y c mgregation was assembled at the - Benevolent church, near Congaree, s this morning a bolt of lightning kille ed 12 horses and mules which were - hitched on the outside of the church, t No one in the church was hurt, but p the negroes who composed the con gregation were very much frightent ed. No other damage has been heard of. There were heavy thunderstorms f all around this afternoon. y n Proposed New County, >, Gov. Ansel has appointed J. M. f Tucker of Branchville, A. M. Reeves n of Dorchester, and F. J. Berry of i Colleton as commissioners favoring f the proposed new county represented e by the above names. The county e proposed has Branchville for its count tyseat and is the third petition pren sented affecting Orangeburg. Johnston Cut Out. r The town of Johnston is without the benefit of the telegraphic facili?t ties affored by connection with the s Western Union Telegraph company. It It may seem strange, but it's a fact. >t Several days ago there arose between e the town council and the company a d discussion over the town license. Finally the company paid the license y required to do business in the town e of Johnston, then quietly cut the ofn ficeout. e When it is to be reopened has not y been stated, but so far very little h inconvenience has been experienced, d Johnston has communication with e the outside world by long distance telephone. J i HUTTO HELD FOR MURDER RESULT OF PRELIHINARY BEFORE HAGISTRATE WRIGHT. ilr. Norris Nevils the Only Witness Examined?Evidence Circumstantial Hostly. Wesley Hutto, the negro recently arrested in Charleston charged with ' "? rk T 7 the murder 01 m. d. varn, was given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. R. Wright last Friday. The result was that he was held on the charge for trial in the court of sessions. Hutto 'has employed H. M. Graham -as attorney, who represented him at the preliminary. He is still in jail and it is likely that no effort will be made for bond. The case will come up at the October term of court. Magistrate Wright is not satisfied that the testimony adduced so far is sufficient to convict Hutto of the murder, but there are circumstances and statemements of Hutto himself ' * ~ * x. _ x which go tar to corrooorate tne u?timony given at the preliminary. Therefore he decided that, in so important a case at this, Hutto should be held for the grand jury. The only witness examined was Mr. Norris Nevils, who testified that on the night of the murder Hutto borrowed a piece of iron pipe from him, both of them working at the oil mill. About nine o'clock the same night he neard some one run across the field by the oil mill and when he called to know who it was the man answered "Wesley Hutto." That he heard Hutto make a remark next day about following Mr. Varn most of the way home, in fact to near the point where he was killed. Hutto admits being in Mr. Varn's store the night of the murder and buying bacon from him. It is also a fact that tracks went away from where Mr. Varn's body was found towards the oil mill. This is in substance the evidence against Hutto, and if his own statements are to be believed, " " - " r it his action m toilowmg Mr. varn needs to be explained. Being a preliminary hearing, Hutto could not be put on the stand in his own defense nor could any testimony favorable to him be taken. Addison Johnson, the negro who is charged with the same murder, is still in jail and no efforts for his release have been made. Frank Nimmons, whose statements led to the arrest of Johnson, is still in the asylum at Columbia, and we understand his mental condition has not improved. Educational Haas Meeting. Editor The Bamberg Herald:?Will you kindly announce in your paper that we will have an educational mass meeting at Lodge, Thursday, July 25th, in interest of high school department. i State Supt. 0. B. Martin will be with us, and perhaps another good speaker. Everybody will be pleased to hear Supt. Martin. We invite and urge everybody to come and help the day to be a great one in the interest nf nnhlip school education. We want v. to link Lodge public school to the Freshman class of all colleges. We have the link marked out, and hope to weld it in the not distant future. Let everybody come and help us out, and all be greatly benefitted. J. H. A. Carter. A Unique Vacation. In the August number of the Woman's Home Companion, Dr. Edward Everett Hale describes in his delightful way a unique vacation trip taken by a party of four women and their husbands, that many a couple would enjoy. Securing eight easy riding horses, and a camp equipment of four "A" tents and one wall tent from the local regiment, the party started out from their home on a Monday morning in August. They rode by easy stages, traveling just through the nearby counties, camping at night wherever they might be, and discovering the neighboring towns and villages, they gypsied away for eleven days. Every locality has its spots of interest, and such a trip is possible in almost any part of our broad land. Why can't dozens of people, who ' ? noAnfinn nlonc nave IlU ciauuiatc vai/auun yiwiu, spend a happy week or ten days in this same way? Traveling by Water. A tramp has beaten all known records by swimming twenty-sever miles in thirty minutes, says the Youth's Companion. He did not mean to do it. He merely tried tc steal a ride from St. Louis to Chicago on the rear of a locomotive tender. When the train started he fell over backward, through the open manhole, into the water tank. The noise of the train drowned his cries for help, and he was obliged to swim until the first stop' was reached, at Alton. When taken out he was nearlj dead, but the engineer was so unfeeling as to call his attention to the fact that the water was only foui feet deep, and he might have stood up. The conductor, also unfeeling, asked him for his ticket, but the tramp said he had not come by rail, but by water. J , . ' . ,. -.K . . -Ji-; KILLED BEATING A RIDE. White Man of Spartanburg Falls Beneath noving Train. Asheville, N. C., July 14.?Sam Couch, a white man from Spartanburg, was run over and fatally injured yesterday morning by freight train No. 454, between Asheville and ? ' 1 TT J U spartanDnrg. ne aiea as a result or his injuries a few hours later. Couch and a 13-year-old boy who accompanied him, came to Asheville from Spartanburg early this week, and becoming stranded, decided to beat their way home on a freight train. At Fletchers they were discovered by the conductor, who put them off, but they again boarded the train. At Bird mountain Couch in some manner fell beneath the wheels of the train and both his legs were severed below the knee. The injured man was picked up and carried to m i ??j j:..i _j. iTyon, wnere ne receiveu meuicai attention, but survived but a short time, dying at 2:30 p. m. Our New York Letter. Here is an item of interest about now when so much is being said and written about corporations. The first one organized chartered in this great country was by Aaron Burr, of a certain memory. It was the Manhattan Water Company (now the Manhattan Bank of this city). Burr was a schemer?a power in politics in his day, or at least until up to the time of his disgrace. The promoters proposed supplying water to the residents of New York city. Little attention was paid to the measure?so simple?merely a "water bill" and at that time water was an object to the growing city. It was found afterwards that Burr had incorporated in the bill broad privileges, exclusive rights, not only water rights, but all manner of things were granted, banking, trading, speculating,anything, everything could be carried on under the protection of law and to the exclusion of others. The water company is defunct and has been for years, yet the far reaching charter is pre served and under it a score 01 enterprises are to-day operated. The great Manhattan Banking institution takes the lead among the many undei* the wings of this franchise. The law makers at the time incorporated in the measure a clause requiring the daily pumping of water and the minimum was placed at one gallon, from that day to this water has been pumped daily, and now every day one gallon is forced through the pipe, to save the valuable franchise. A good man, no matter what his politics or religion is, deserves the commendation of his fellow men. Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York State, is the one your correspondent has in mind at this time. This is not written to further the political chances of Governor Hughes, but simDlv and solely to give honor to whom honor is due. Hughes is a ' man, a make-up such as the writer 1 has never before seen, and it is a > truth the'man does not care whether ; he is further favored or not po; litically; he is a nature's nobleman f who does right though the heavens >. fall, lets fly the chips no matter whom they hit; his first and sole thought seems to be the right. A '? christian tried and true, son of a Baptist preacher, his training was correct, and he has never deviated from it. As some one put it "novelty is a great asset in politics, the people at large have" an instinct for dis! covering the new thing, and the " Hughes method is unquestionably 1 new. Joining the stiff orderliness 1 associated with extreme conservatism to an uncompromising radical; ness of idea, disregarding alike the appeals of friendship and of party, ; using no weapons except those drawn ; from the arsenal of reason, here is a man of whom anything is possible, ; even the permanent lifting of American public life to a higher level." The young man of to-day will do ' well to watch the life and doings ot ' Charles E. Hughes. H. W. Finlayson. Delayed by "Track Bucking." Union, July 10.?A case of track bucking caused by the sun's intense heat the past few days occurred near 1 Blairs yesterday morning and caused 1 all trains to be delayed there about 1 three hours and a half. "Track bucking" as it is called by railroad men is something that is considered very dangerous by them, as it can never be told when and where it l will occur. It is caused by the rails i expanding on account of the heat, and ; when the pressure becomes too great ? where the rails are placed end to end ? the rails jump or buck, carrying the crossties with them, and often form ing the shape of the letter "S." The ' 'track bucking'' yesterday oc; curred after No. 53 freight had gone I north and one car was thrown off and - all other trains were delayed as about ; 75 feet was thrown out of place and r a wrecking train had to be summon ed. This caused No. 13, which is due i here at 2:06, not to reach Union until about 5:45 o'clock, all the passengers having spent a most delightful time , at Blairs, which is described by one ! of the passengers as being only a little , box of a station and a house high on a hill. > * BAMBERG'S FARMERS MEET MESSRS. SMITH AND WESTON ADDRESS A GOOD CROWD. | Meeting in the Court House?Bamberg Association Reorganized?Another Meeting August 5th. A good number of farmers from all sections of tfce county assembled in the court house here last Friday to hear the addresses of Messrs. F. H. Weston and E. D. Smith, of the Southern Cotton Association. The meeting was presided over by Capt, J. B. Guess, of Denmark, president of the Bamberg county association, and Rev. Peter Stokes offered prayer. Mr. Weston was the first speaker, and he made a strong, practical address. He told of the aims and purposes of the Southern Cotton Association and some of the things it had accomplished since its organization. Mr. Weston urged the farmers not to sell their cotton for future de- ? livery, no matter how tempting the price. He showed conclusively that this was a bad practice, and while it might benefit the man who sold, it meant lower prices and consequent hurt to the small and weak farmer who was forced to sell, no matter what the price. Mr. Smith discussed the cotton question in a most eloquent speech. He said the South had a monopoly on cotton, and yet her farmers and business men did not realize it. He made a strong plea for organization and the building of warehouses, and his illustrations were especially strong and applicable. Every man present was obliged to acknowledge the sound sense and logical propositions presented by both speakers. Mr. Smith is the national organizer of the association, and after his address he reorganized the Bamberg county association. Capt. James B. Guess declined re-election as president and Mr. J. A. McMillan, of the Colston section, was made president. A. W. Knight was elected secretary and treasurer. A number of names of farmers and business men were enrolled as members, and a collection was taken to defray the expenses of the South Carolina Association, which amounted to $53.60. President McMillan has called another meeting of the Association to be held in the court house on Monday, August 5th, the first Monday in the month. The object of this meeting is to get the county organization into working shape, as by that time the certificates of membership and other necessary working material will be sent us from the head office in Columbia. Let each member come prepared to pay his membership fee and annual dues, which amount to one dollar. This includes all dues and assessments for the first year. - * i j_i :n It is also liKeiy inai mis meeting wm take up the matter of erecting a cotton warehouse. Let every farmer and businessman in the county be present. This is too important a matter to be neglected. The destiny of us all is wrapped up in cotton, and we must do something if we would be prosperous and happy. "SOUTH CAROLINA PYTHIAN." Messrs. E. H. Aull and F. P. Cooper to be In Charge. At a meeting of the committee of the South Carolina grand lodge appointed by Grand Chancellor M. L. Smith the following matters were de' cided upon last night: Mr. Elbert H. Aull, of Newberry, deputy grand chancellor for the Columbia district, was elected managing editor. Mr. F. P. Cooper, chancellor cora PolliAnn lru^arp NV>. 22. of I11CU1UC1 V/l vaxuvuiA _.7 Charleston,- one of the largest and most influential in the State, was elected associate editor and business manager. The contract for printing was awarded to The State company. All of the members of the committee were present, Chairman Aull and Messrs. D. C. Heyward, J. T. Arnold, of Greenville, M. Rutledge Rivers, of Charleston, and James F. Williams, of Columbia. The first issue of The South Carolina Pythian will be mailed on the 15th of September. The committee has to start with an appropriation equivalent to 25 cents assessment on each member in the State. Mr. Aull has long been in the norocnanpr business. having been f editor of the Newberry Herald and News for 25 years. Mr. Cooper also has had successful newspaper experience, having been until recently circulation manager of the Charleston News and Courier.?Columbia State. Wasting Time. A sophisticated mother who felt responsible for the future of her daughters said to one of them according to the Philadelphia Ledger, "Anna, what did young Mr. Jones say to you last night when he was A i buttoning your glover i saw ne was slightly excited." "Why," answered Anna, "he said i that the person who made a glove so hard to button as that deserved to be killed." "My dear," retorted the mother impressively, "don't waste any more of your time on young Mr. Jones." FOUND NEGRO BABY. Infant Left by the Railroad Track Near Oil mil Thursday Night. ' :W Last Friday morning a negro named Commanus Lee, while going to his work, found a negro baby by the railroad track not far from his house. Lee lives in one of the houses just ' below the oil mill switch, on the *31 north side of the track. The Child had evidentiv been laid down by the ij? track and was not hurt. It was crying, and that attracted his attention. It seems to be about three months old, and is a mulatto. Lee has the child yet and wants to VIS keep it. His wife gave birth to a girl baby the night before, and as :'.M the child he found is a boy he says he wants the pair. No doubt tnes child was thrown from the three o'clock train, which generally slows up at the oil mill switch to come through town. The police believe it f-n h<> t.hp child of a necrro woman . '#? who has been arrested in Augusta. This woman was originally from ^|| Augusta, but she has been staying in New York for some time. She came home last week, leaving New York. on a Clyde steamer Tuesday after- ?||S noon. She had the child with her^liM then, but she did not have it when she arrived in Augusta. She no M doubt was aboard the early train and threw the infant off here in order to be rid of it. The charge against her in Augusta is forgery, but she wiD M no doubt be held for attempted mur- yjj der of her child, as all the circumstances point to it being hers. Found Negro Baby at Bamberg. 'M The local police authorities received a long distance telephone mes- |j sage from the chief of police at Bamr berg, S. C., yesterday afternoon to |J the effect that a negro baby, between two and three months old, had been found near the Southern railroad track near that point at an early hour last Friday morning. The jjSM police suppose it to be the one which $ Lillie Gaines is alleged to have car- : ried aboard the Clyde Line steamer at New York city with her last Tues- |g day afternoon at 3 o'clock, when she left for Augusta via Charleston. No one had attempted to do the child Jg violence. It had simply been desertc^w^B Lillie Gaines is the young negress who is being held here at police head- jfg quarters for the New York police authorities on a charge of forgery, She was arrested last Saturday afternoon, at her mother's home, on Twiggs $ street, by detective Bartley.?Augusta Chronicle. DROWNED AT CLIFTON. Wade Hooper Ran Away Fi to Meet Death. Wade Hooper, white, aged r-jgl who ran away from his home inon- % ion several weeks ago. was drowned 'm in Pacolet river at Clifton Sunday 5S afternoon while in swimming. Coro- kM ner Turner was notified and an in- . ;:M quest was held. The jury returned a verdict of death from accidental ;'M drowning. Young Hooper went into the river 1H with several companions Sunday af- 3*J ternoon to enjoy a swim. While 'V'jl swimming across the stream the first '% time he was seized with a cramp, but > vj he managed to reach the opposite 3 bank. He rested for a time and then started back. A number of the party told him that he had better not undertake to swim back, as he had been seized with a cramp, but Hooper said |j he could perform the feat and offer- ' 'f. ed to bet $5 that he could swim back f to the opposite shore. He plunged " * J-T ~A? nfwmlr Anf into ine stream <uiu suuu the bank on the opposite side. He ;Jgj had gone only a short distance when J he was seized with cramps and was drowned before assistance could $1 reach him. The body was soon recovered by a searching party. Hooper left his home in Union sev eral weeks ago and was following a small circus or tent show that traveled through the country, giving exhibitions in small towns. The circus CJ| stopped in Clifton and being there over Sunday, Hooper and several . ; mm members of the circus decided to :JB go in swimming. IB A rather remarkable coincidence vjaj in connection with the drowning of Hooper is that about eight or nine - ; years ago a brother of Wade Hooper was drowned only a few yards from where Wade Hooper was drowned IJl Sunday afternoon. Just before Hooper went into the stream he remarked ? that a brother of his was drowned in 3a the same place several years ago, but that he would show his friends that he would not drown, or words f|9 to that effect. Within a very short 1m time after he made his boast his M lifeless body was taken from the river.?Spartanburg Journal. Th* holdintr ud of those ladies in Bamberg by a white brute is one of ^ the worst things that has ever hap- \ % pened in this section of the State, and ? we hope the cowardly scoundrel who did it will be caught, and given at least fifty lashes on his bare back with a cow hide. We do not believe that the perpetrator of this dastardly crime was crazy. The fact that hie ran off on the approach of a wagon, shows that he knew what he was doing. He should be hunted down like a wild beast.?Orangeburg Times and | Democrat.