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Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST I3, 1908 One Dollar a Year Jj
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
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SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
/ KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick j
Reading?Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.
The honor of marketing the first !
bale of cotton in South Carolina this ]
year goes to Marlboro county. The
bale brought sixteen cents a pound. J
Would that the whole crop would .
bring this price.
There was a terrific electrical j
storm in the city of Spartanburg last {
Wednesday. Many persons were ,
shocked by lightning, and a number
of houses were struck. Much damage
was done by lightning. Several
T
CDUruure ncic uauiagw. (
Thomas Vic, white, an operative in '
the Monaghan cotton mills at Green- j
ville, was arrested last week charged
with stabbing his wife. She was stabbed
in three places, all of the wounds
being serious. He threatened to kill 1
his children if they told on him, but
one of them told her uncle, which re- I
-n suited in the arrest of Vic. 1
The State Supreme court has de- j
cided that Calhoun county, which i
was created from territory taken t
from Orangeburg and Lexington, is g
a dispensary county. In accordance c
with this decision a county board of
- control has been appointed by Gov- c
ernor Ansel. The dispensaries have
been open all the time however.
There was a campaign meeting at I
Allendale last Wednesday, at which *
the candidates for United States Sen- 6
ator spoke. A difficulty was narrow
ly averted between Grace and Col. I. *
L. Tobin. The lie was passed, and *
N? for a while the atmosphere was *
stormy, but it passed over without f
conflict, The meeting was a great 1
ovation for Rhett, he being decidedly
the favorite.
The campaign in Laurens county
is said to be a warm one. Laurens
is or has been a strong dispensary S
county, but it seems that there is a
number of people there who favor I
prohibition. Prohibition candidates 3
for the Senate and House are in the
race against those who favor the dis- li
pensary. The liquor question is play- f
ing quite a prominent part in some o
, of the county campaigns. 1;
The campaign meeting at New- e
, berry last Wednesday was a warm ^
one. Cole Blease was at home, and d
replied to the ministers who had signed
2l card saying they would not sup'
port him, and he also had something
to say about Mr. W. H. Wallace, edi- ^
tor of the Newberry Observer, whois
not supporting him. Railroad ?
Commissioner Caughman told Mr. F. c
C. Fishburne, of Charleston, that he a
was a liar and the truth was not in d
V , Later both men apologized to ^
the audience and the matter was end- ?
ed. Governor Ansel was well receiv- ^
ed, and had considerable applause, t
even if he was in the home of his op- p
ponent.
Victim of Peculiar Accident.
Last Friday afternoon, while working
on a bridge near Tryon, says a t
dispatch from Columbus, Polk county,
to the Charlotte News, John Pack ?
of Polk county fell and skinned his
hose. At first it seemed a trifling h
matter, but Saturday night he awoke
Mrs. Pack by his groans and she e
found that he was in a paralyzed con- s
, dition, being unable to speak or move.
Medical aid was summoned at once u
but by the time the physician reached c
the Pack home Mr. Pack was havine n
epileptic fits. The physician drew
about three pints of blood from the
injured man, which seemed to relieve
him considerably.
^ The doctors state that if they can
ward off these fits the chances are 1
that he will recover; if not, there is
very little hope for the unfortunate 11
man. This case is without parallel ,
in the medical annals of this county. *
?Asheville Gazette-News. D
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Encounter at Walterboro.
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Walterboro, Aug. 5.?What came a
near being a serious affray occurred p
Friday afternoon between Martin d
Crosby and Bel ton Lane in Terry &
Shaffer's lot. Crosby was drinking u
and oecame involved in a personal F
difficulty with Lane, making an effort
to strike him with knucks. Lane
grabbed a wagon shaft and struck
Crosby first on the arm and then on
the head, breaking one of the bones
in his arm and making a severe gash T
* in his head. Crosby was taken to
Dr. Riddick Ackerman's office, where N
his wounds were dressed by Drs.
Stokes and W. B. Ackerman. l?
As soon as his wounds had been
dressed he and Lane were brought e:
before the mayor, who, after hearing II
the case, released Lane and fined
Crosby $15 or 15 days. The fine was u
j paid. A
Pierce Fight on Street Car.
Pensacola, Fla., Aug 5.?One man
was fatally wounded and another was d
painfully injured as the result of a
fight early to-day between negroes a
and street railway employes on a Bay
Shore car. William Johnson, colored, "
was shot in the mouth and the abdomen
while Thief Tnsnector McClnner e
of the street railway suffered a pain- ^
ful wound in the hand. The negroes r<
had had a picnic at Palmetto Beach
which lasted far into the night. A u
* special car with half a dozen trailers e
was bringing them back when one
negro refused to pay his fare. A general
fight followed between the eight
or 10 conductors and some of the ne- e
groes. F
Johnson died to-night. Conductor ^
Benson, who was in charge of the T
trailer on which the fight took place, a
has been arrested. f<
CONDITION IN DRY COUNTIES.
Statements as to Effect of Prohibition
in Several Counties.
The South Carolina Anti-Saloon
League has been very energetic of
late in getting information from the
authorities in prohibition counties
as to the condition of things since
liquor was voted out. A letter was
recently sent to the Clerk of Court
in each dry county, as follows:
Dear Sir: We are asking the Clerk
Df Court in each prohibition county
for facts in regard to prohibition.
Will you kindly answer the following
juestions as you may obtain them
from the county records and forward
jame to me at your very earliest convenience.
Yours truly,
J. L. HARLEY,
State Superintendent.
He has received for publication the
mswers from many of the counties.
The following tell whether prolibition
will prohibit or not:
EDGEFIELD.
How long has your county been dry?
^.bout two and a half years.
What effect has it had on business?
think the general impression is that
msiness is more satisfactory.
Have you been able to enforce the
aw? I think the law is pretty well
mforced, as much so as was expectid.
Of course there is occasionally
;ome whiskey sold here and in the
:ounty but I think the sale of it in
the town and county is on the deTease.
What effect has it had with refer;nce
to sobriety and good order?
t has had wonderful effect in improvng
good order and decreasing drunkmess.
To what extent has the sale of liqlor
and drinking been reduced?
do not think there is more than 10
>er cent, of drinking and drunkenfss
now as when whiskey was sold
n town of Edgefield.
W. B. COGBURN,
C. C. P. Edgefield County.,
r?TTnn/\Tmn riATT\Tmxr
wui\ i i.
How long has your county been dry?
lince Dec. 1, 1904.
What effect has it had on business?
think business has increased 25 to
3 1-3 per cent.
Have you been able to enforce the
aw? Yes. Occasionally we have a
ew cases in the courts for violation
if the law, but no more than formers'.
What effect has it had with refernce
to sobriety and good order?
l most wonderful efTect. ?I think
drunkenness has increased 60 to 75
>er cent.
To what extent has the sale of liqor
and drinking been reduced?
lo liquor is sold in the county exept
occasionally by parties who open
p blind tigers, and they are soon
aught and dealt with. A considerble
amount of liquor is shipped in
uring the fall and winter months,
ly opinion is that the entire sale
rom all sources has decreased 60 to
5 per cent, and possibly more, and
be drinking reduced in the same proortion.
Yours very truly,
J. E. JEFFERIES,
Clerk Cherokee County.
YORK COUNTY.
How long has your county been dry ?
'hree years.
What effect has it had on business?
lelped business. I
Have you been able to enforce the
iw? Yes. '
What effect has it had with refernce
to sobriety and good order?
plendid effect.
To what extent has the sale of liqor
and drinking been reduced?
>pen public drinking has been disontinued.
Answered by
J. S. BRICE,
At request of Clerk.
PICKENS COUNTY.
How long has your county been dry?
'hree years.
What effect has it had on business?
mprovement.
Have you been able to enforce the
iw? It has been enforced as well or
etter than the dispensary law was
nforced.
What effect has it had with refernce
to sobriety and good order?
. wonderful improvement. It is 50
er cent better than when we had the
ispensary.
To what extent has the sale of liqor
and drinking been reduced?
my per ceni.
Yours very truly,
A. J. BOGGS, C. C. P.
LANCASTER.
How long has your county been dry?
hree years.
What effect has it had on business?
lone that I can see.
Have you been able to enforce the
iw? Yes.
What effect has it had with refernce
to sobriety and good order?
t has had a good effect.
To what extent has the sale of liqor
and drinking been reduced?
.t least 75 or 80 per cent., possibly
lore C. C. P.
SPARTANBURG.
How long has your county been
ry? Three years.
What effect has it had on business?
lusiness has improved.
Have you been able to enforce the
iw? Yes.
What effect has it had with referDce
to sobriety and good order?
.ccording to police records, crime
educed about 75 per cent.
To what extent has the sale of liqor
and drinking been reduced? Sevntv-fivp
ner ppnt
J. F. FLOYD, Mayor.
The city of Chester has sold its
lectric light plant to the Southern
ower Company, which has a big
'ater plant on the Catawba river,
'he city agrees to take seventy-five
re lights from the power company,
ar which they are to pay $66 a year.
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FINE KNITTING MILL BURNED.
Early Morning Fire Destroys Plant
at Jonesville.
Jonesville, August 9.?The Jonesville
Knitting Mills was burnt early
this morning. The fire was discovered
by the night watchman at 2:30
a. m. and the alarm whistle was
blown. The whole interior of the
building was in flames in a few minutes
and all efforts to save the mill
were vain. The fire was inside the
brick walls and could not be reached
from the outside, and the people,
who gathered promptly at the first
alarm, had to stand back and see the
flames eat up the finely equipped mill
that was one of the earliest and most
valued enterprises of Jonesville. This
mill was built just seven years ago,
but a small mill had been in operation
for several years before, being
replaced by the mill burned to-day.
The mill was running on full time
and employed about 350 hands, who
will be thrown out of employment.
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me piarn WttB vttiucu at <pxuv,vw
and was installed with three hundred
knitting machines, with all the
other necessary equipment, with a
complete dye plant. A box mill,
which was in a separate building a
few steps from the main building,
and this was saved by hard work.
President J. J. Littlejohn is away
from home in Texas, looking after
the interest of the Jonesville Manufacturing
Company, of which the
I knitting mills were a part. Mr.
Littlejohn's trip was to investigate
the present prospects of the cotton
crop in the West, with a view of buying
cotton for his plant.
The cause of the fire cannot be accounted
for, as the mill had stopped
running at 11 o'clock in the morning
on Saturday, which it has been doing
on Saturday for a long time, so it
had been shut down for about fourteen
hours before the fire was discovered.
The mill was very well insured.
As President Littlejohn is away and
cannot reach home for a day or two
it nannot be learned at this early pe
riod what the management of the
mill will do.
The boiler being encased in brick
work is unharmed, but everything
else in the building went up in
smoke.
A heavy rain late yesterday evening
soaked the house tops, and but
for this some of the dwelling houses
near the mill would have been set
on fire by the mill.
Death of Mrs. T. A. Caldwell.
Mrs. Sallie A. Caldwell, wife of
Thomas Alexander Caldwell, a prominent
citizen and farmer of Appomattox
county, died at their residence
near the village of Appomattox on
Sunday morning at 4 o'clock. Mrs.
Caldwell had for several years been
subject to violent attacks from a
malady, which it had been thought
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on several previous occasions wouiu
prove fatal, but from which she rallied,
until this last attack, which
baffled the skill of her physician and
the ministrations of loving and faithful
friends and death came to her
relief on Sunday morning; and now
all feel assured that she is at rest,
and "Safe in the arms of Jesus."
Mrs. Caldwell was in the sixtieth
year of her age, was born and raised
in this cqunty and all her life resided
here. For forty-two years she had
been a faithful and consistent member
of Liberty Baptist church, always
punctual in her attendance at church
and faithful in all church work and
duties. From its organization she
had been a member of the Woman's
Missionary Society, of the church, a
regular attendant upon its meetings,
a liberal contributor to its funds and
a cheerful, hearty worker in all its
enterprises. She put her church duties
above everything else and has
frequently been seen at church soon
after severe attacks of illness, when
her friends would think she would
better have been at home and in bed.
She was a loving, faithful, dutiful
wife; a fond and devoted mother and
a kind and considerate friend and
neighbor, and her pretty home was
the abode of hospitality, especially
for ministers of her church and the
young people. She will be? greatly
missed by her family and friends.
Mrs. Caldwell left surviving her,
besides her devoted husband, four
daughters, Mrs. Robert C. Jones, of
Bamberg, South Carolina; Mrs. Robert
L. Havcock. of Washington City;
Mrs. W. Dan Browning, of Richmond,
and Miss Clara Caldwell, and
one son, Mr. D. Eddie Caldwell of
this county, all of whom were with
her when the end came. She also
leaves one sister, Mrs. Robt. E. Caldwell
and one brother, Mr. Chas. H.
Furbush, both of this county. Her
funeral services were conducted at
the grave in Liberty Church cemetery
Monday aftfernoon at 3 o'clock
by her pastor, Rev. R. C. Hubbard,
in the presence of a large concourse
of sympathizing friends and neighbors.
Several beautiful and appropriate
hymns were sung at the
grave by a well trained choir of male
and female voices, *and the flowers
covering her grave were beautiful
and profuse.
Peace to her ashes, and God's
V.ln??in(?n mA /inncnlinor crra na tn fhfi
uiuooiugo aim v/uuouim^ ^iu.w w vmv
bereaved ones.?Southside Virginian.
Sorrowing for Dick.
A Washington man tells of a dinner
he once had at a farm house in
Virginia, on which occasion the piece
de resistance was a particularly
tough chicken, says Harper's Weekly.
Among the others at the table
were the farmer's two young sons.
These, as well as the Washingtonian,
were struggling unsuccessfully to
make some impression on their respective
portions of the aged fowl/
when the youngest boy turned to his
companion and observed sotto voce:
"Tom, somehow I kinder wish old
Dick hadn't a-died; don't you?"
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UNION BANK CLOSES.
The People's Bank of Union, B. F. A.
Arthur, President, Suspends.
Union, August 4.?The People's .
bank of this city suspended this ,
morning pending going into volun- .
tary liquidation.
Just before the regular time for .
the bank to open the following notice .
was posted on the closed doors: '
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AUgusi t, l s vo. uaun ouop^uuvu. g
"At a meeting of the board of di- c
rectors of this bank last night it was ^
decided that owing to the continuous a
decline in our deposits and the gener- ^
al depression in the stock owned by t,
the bank that it was best to suspend
further business pending arrange- y
ments for voluntary liquidation of its ti
affairs for the protection of all par- S(
ties concerned. p
"DEPOSITORS ARE FULLY PRO- t<
TECTED. h
"The State bank examiner has been P
notified and requested to apply at e
once to a circuit judge for the appointment
of liquidating officers, according
to low. B. F. ARTHUR, a
"President." a
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The People's bank was organized t,
in February, 1904, with a capital
stock of $60,000 and ftp to the time ..
of the Duncan failure was doing quite
a good business, was handicapped by
that failure, as Mr. Duncan was vice- .
president of the bank and had considerable
interest in it. Last fall when t]
the panic began in New York it nat- b
urally affected this institution, as it
did more or less every concern h
throughout the country and though
suspension was not expected at this
time it is not altogether a surprise.
At the present time its officers are:
President, B. F. Arthur, and vice
president, L. M. Jordan.
These with Dr. J. H. Hamilton,
Dr. H. K. Smith and W. D. Arthur
of this city, B. G. Wilburn of Cross
Keys, and W. N. Garner of Pinckney, A
forming the directorate. J'
It will be recalled that at the time f(
that Judge Pritchard was appointed
to take charge of the State dispensary
wading up affairs this bank' had on
deposit $10,000 of .the State dispen- "
sary money and it is supposed that ?_
it is still in the bank's custody as rj
both the State and federal courts forbade
its removal and no judicial order
changing this has been received ?
so far as iS' generally known. y t(
What effect this will have in the
winding up finally of the affairs is d'
not known. w
State Bank Examiner Giles L. Wilson
has been notified of the hank's
suspension and is expected to reach
Union to-morrow. There has been J.
no excitement incident to the bank's
suspension, everything moving on
smoothly in business circles here,
though, of course, it has been the jj
topic of conversation. 0]
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Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the ai
State dispensary commission, stated h;
last night that the State funds in the ci
People's bank of Union were fully G
protected. While Mr. Arthur was a w
member of the commission $10,000
was deposited with his bank. Last h<
winter a call was made upon all th6 sc
banks having dispensary funds to re- tt
mit 22 per cent, of the total amount tl
deposited. The People's Bank of al
Union complied with this call, which oi
leaves but $7,800 of dispensary funds pi
on deposit with a small amount of sc
interest to be added.
There are securities to the amount h<
of $12,000 in the State treasury to P*
protect this deposit, but whether the M
State held any security or not the w
funds are protected by the temporary h<
injunction issued early in January tt
by United- States Judge Pritchard. si
By this restraining order the People's si
Bank of Union was prohibited from
paying out or otherwise disposing of n<
the funds in its hands belonging to w
the State dispensary funds.
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Garrison Released on Bond.
Laurens. Aue. 2.?Counsel for J.
Henry Garrison, the Gray Court citizen
who% shot and killed J. Louis Wil- h<
liamson? the young York county 0f
farmer in the Garrison home Friday c<
night, appeared before Circuit Judge
Richard C. Watts at chambers here is
last night'and obtained an order for iG
bail in the sum of $1,000 for his ap- jjj
pearance at the next term of the Lau- ca
rens criminal court. The bond was be
executed and the defendant released be
from custody to-day. Ih
The body of young Williamson was aI
shipped last night to the home of his th
father, who lives about (eight miles \\?
from Rock Hill, the remains being m
accompanied from Clinton by a broth- be
er of the deceased. No tragedy in yc
recent years has caused more general bi
regret in Laurens than Friday night's ar
deplorable affair. Louis Williamson th
belonged to a large and influential h?
family of York county and is said to pa
have been personally one of the most f0
popular young men of the entire fa
county, honorable and upright, and wj
successfully engaged in farming. ly
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DROWNED NEAR SPARTANBURG. T]
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Arthur Gibbes, Colored, Loses Life aI
in Lawson's Creek. Gi
Spartanburg, August 1.?Arthur
Gibbes, a negro man of about 21
years of age, was drowned in Law t0
son's creek at noon to-day. Gibbes
was in washing with several negroes
at a point just below White's mill
when he was seized with cramps, m
His partners on the bank could not ed
swim well enough to go to his rescue h?
and he went down for the third time pi
before their eyes. The coroner was re
notified and after dragging and sein- st
ing the stream for two hours recov- ru
ered the body. de
Gibbes was a negro from Pacolet wi
who was in Spartanburg working N<
with a gang on the bridge over Law- th
son's creek at the foot of the east be
Main street extension. fo
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HELI) ON FRAUD CHARGE.
Llleged Agent of Scale Company Arrested
at Branchville.
B ranch ville, August 8.?J. T. Marin,
who says that his home is near
.ouisville, Ky., was arrested here toay
by Constable A. R. Byrd on a
/arrant sworn out by Mr. G. M. Nole,
of this place. The charge is atempted
frfcud. It appears that an
dvertisement appeared in the State
few days ago for a man to take
harge of a branch house. Mr. Nole
answered the advertisement and
rrangements were made to meet Mr. ,
Iartin, the advertiser, in Charleston
d close the contract. :
Mr. Martin claimed to represent ,
he Standard Scale Company, of Deroit.
It appears that for some rea- ,
fnnnnnollAri O/MI1A KD A/MTI.
LPJLi LUC Liauoavuvu WUiU UW ipv vuui
leted, and Mr. Martin was to be here
>day. In the meantime Mr. Noble
ad a telegram from the Detroit peole
to the effect that Mr. Martin was
ntirely unknown to them. The conract
stipulated that $500 cash was
d be paid Mr. Martin, $nd Mr. Noble
ppeared to be trying to raise this <
mount when the arrest was made.
7hile waiting to complete the deal >
ais morning, Mr. Noble received an- '
ther telegram saying that Mr. Mar- i
n was in no way connected with J
ae Detroit house, and to have him
rrested. Mr. Martin claims that he ]
t connected with the Detroit firm, '
nd has full authority to deal for *
aein, and that he will have no trou- 1
le in proving that he is innocent of 1
le charge. He was taken to Orange- I
urg jail this afternoon. J
CHILD'S SLA1TER CONVICTED <
oseph Vance Found Guilty at Ashe- j
ville for Killing Little Girl. i
Asheville, N. C., August 8.?Jos- s
ph Lance, who shot and killed little 1
lma Green from a passenger train, ]
t Buena Vista, last December, was :
>und guilty of manslaughter in the !
riminal court this afternoon after
le jury had been out two hours.
The evidence in the trial set forth ]
lat Lance, while under the influence
f liquor had fired his revolver
irough the car Window, saying at
le same time: "Watch me make
lat girl bounce." The bullet struck
le 14-year-old girl, who had come
> the station to see her uncle, an
agineer, in the heart, and she fell
ead in her brother's arms. Sentence
ill be passed Monday morning.
YOUNG MAN SHOT.
, Louis Williamson Shot in Fiancee's
Presence.
Laurens, Aug. 1.?J. Louis Wilamson,
a prominent young farmer
f York county and son of J. L*. Wilamson
of the same county, was shot
ad mortally wounded late last night
Y J. H. Garrison, the shooting oclrring
at the Garrison home at
ray Court, a little town 10 miles
est of Laurens.
Young Williamson lived three
aurs after the shooting, being con:ious
for some time and realizing
lat he could not recover. It seems
lat young Williamson was a visitor
t the Garrison home as the guest
? Miss Mary Garrison, the accomlished
daughter of Mr. J. H. Garri>n.
Last evening Miss Garrison and
sr visitor were alone in the family
irlor. About 11 o'clock, it appears,
r. Garrison went on the piazza for j
ater. Observing the young people,
3 concluded from appearances that
Le young man was not acting as he
lould and fired upon him with a
lotgun. ' i
An inquest was held thia after- fi
Don and a verdict in accordance ,
ith the above facts were returned, j
Garrison came down and surren- e
jred to the sheriff this morning.
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Another Account. ?
Rock Hill, Aug. 1.?News came J
?re to-day of the killing last night 1
' Mr. Louis Williamson at Gray 8
3urt, Laurens county, by a Mr. t
arrison of that place. The killing J
said to have occurred in the par- *
r of Garrison's home, where Wil- 8
imson was calling. The matter .
.n not be understood here. It is ?
ilieved that a terrible mistake has *
*en made by some one. Mr. Wil- 2
imson is a prominently connected *
nwanprmiu vnnne farmer of Be- _
? f ? r ?
tesda, near here, a son of Mr. J. L. J
'illiamson, one of the county's fore- *
ost men. Young Williamson has r
ien devoted in his attentions to the J
?ung lady in whose presence he met ;
s death. He was engaged to her 1
id was making preparations for s
eir marriage early in the fall. He c
id talked the matter over with his ?
irents and had made arrangements
r renting a part of his father's
rm. He spent Thursday night here ?
Ith his brother and left on the eartrain
Friday morning to visit his ,
Banced at her home in Gray Court,
le news reached here too late for ?
ly of the family to make connection .
id get to Gray Court, but F. Barron ?
rier, Esq., of Greenwood, a cousin .
the deceased attended the inquest .
id will bring the body to Rock Hill ?
-night. 0
Steals His Leper Wife. jj
Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 2.?Deter- p
* 1 ~ ?.??, 1'1 Mrtf Ko eonarat. Vl
ineu uicti xic w umu nut i/c . ju
1 from his wife who is a leper, and b
is been confined at the county hos- v
tal, Brig. Gen. David K. Wardwell, b
tired, veteran of two wars, has I
olen her from the institution and h
ished her across the Mexican bor- a
jr, where he declares he will live t
ith her until death separates them, v
3 attempt will be made to bring t
em back as the officials say they a
>th threatened to end their lives if v
reed to live apart. g
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THE BLACKLIST HUSBAND. *
Lady Editor Won't Allow Husband*! :-yi
Name in Her Paper.
? -r The
editor of the Emporia Time*
is Mrs. Mary McCreary Parkman.
She is a loyal Democrat and has served
two terms as county superinten- \
dent, elected by her party, or parties,
as the case may be. Her husband it ?
Harrison Parkman, Republican cons- |
ty surveyor and candidate for renom- >
ination. It is one of the rules of the
Times office that Mr. Parkman's name . \ %
shall not appear in the paper. When
a news item requires mention of him, )
he appears as "the county surveyor.",
This policy of blacklisting her hua-^l
band has caused some comment in - ||
the town and in her own defense Mrs.
Parkman is authorized to print the
following editorial.
"We have been asked frequently
why we keep our husband on tte
blacklist in the Emporia Times. Nov.
ordinarily, what we do to our husband
Is our own business. And it would
seem in all fairness that if we put up <
with this man morning, noon, and:^:|?
night, we shouldn't have to be putting
him in the paper all the nine. / ^
We and our husband, like all married
people, have our Agreements and^--'-\J5
our disagreements. We agree on literature,
religion, art, the nebular
pothesis, the proper method of pok- - ||
[ng the fire, the value of breakfast :%\&?
food as a brain builder, paving, me?
aicipal ownership, and the facts it
the Guineas case. But^we disagiss^l^
on politics.' We think our husband ^Jsjj
has a good deal of sense?for a mors
man?on lots of subjects, but on poi?.'
[tics, he doesn't know much. He la
i Republican?a black Republican,
i mean black Republican, and as
such has no claim on us either as a
molder of public opinion,a fellow cftK
sen or as a wife. We will cook tor
3ur husband; we will mend our Iran* JqM
band's clothing; we will darn and ; ;
brush him, and keep him up?as our
busband. But as an officeholder of <
i vile, venal, and corrupt organist
Lion, an emissary of Wall street,
md as an oppressor of the poor,
Dur husband has only our . unspeak*
ible contempt. He should thank his
lucky stars that we do keep his name "'J|
3ut of the Times.
"We know enough of our husband
should he attempt to press this mat* Is&A
:er too far, to make his vote in this' -Wl
Section litle more than scattering.But
up to the present we have skid
lothing. We have believed that oar
luty as a wife had some claims on \
)ur duty as an editor. But a word ;o
the wise should be sufficient, and '
f our husband has learned d lick of J'
sense from past experience with us?
le will take a grand immortal tum-^^Sjw
Die to himself and call off his dogs,
rhis newspaper is a free and ua?.y}/||
trammeled organ of special prill- _t
eges to none and equal rights to nil,
md if our husband thinks he belongs%
;o the privileged classes he is mighty
jadly fooled. , ->
"We think a good bit of our hus>and,
first and last, and in (me way i|jjg
ma anoiner, out. we win ircium in. w . tvsa
'oolishness from this Republican /
:ounty surveyor. He is a bad UA'> *?&&
md we withhold certain matters la ;
;his affair, on account of the respeolr
ibility of the parties concerned.'*? "^Raj
Smporia Gazette.
incidents of Nearly Panics.
Remarkable Cheerfulness Displayed v-f|l|
in Days of Financial Gloom. /' 'A
In 1857, when the writer wasal* ;
eady established in busines,he lean* .-y$g
id by the failure of the Ohio Life la?
turance and Trust companies how to
ace difficulties that are apt to coaront
us on the occassion of almost
ivery panic.
He drew in current lines some -\-M
noney from a Williamsburg bank
md $100 in gold from the Bank of
sew York. When subsequently alnost
every financial institution thia 'g
tlio T)n/>Vioa rlnopd it* doom.
he writer would play chess i/i hi?v %
ffice with his clerk, while his dis-1
racted neighbors chased the fleeting g
ihadows of ephemeral bankers.
The writer, on one of those gloomy
lays, was agreeably surprised by the . '
nvitation of a friend to join him In.
l glass of wine. We went to
Delmonico's, at the junction of
leaver and William streets in New
fork, and while Longhi uncorked a : '%
>ottle of his best, friend Andrew nnolded
a letter to explain the whimical
reason for his good cheer. In
he conventional terms of the timet &
he letter simply announced the In- ?
olvency of another firm. As this tm.
losed the long list or nis aeoiors,
10 other failures impended to distort
lis mind. We celebrated his deliv- t-.irance,
and drank to a speedy re- ' ?
umption of this and of the numerous ;
lebtors who had preceded him.
A Western friend described the
Irastic means some Western men em?loyed
to recoup deposits lost by the
run." Among others a German v
irushmaker had withdrawn from his
iank $500. Safe deposit vaults beog
unavailable he hid the money in
lis bed; but fear of robbers preyed 'rv3%
m his mind until he found no rest ' ','r
n his couch nor comfort at his
neals. When the banker heard of
lis dilemma, he conceived the idea of . 3$
retending at midnight to burglarise . ^
lis house. The brushmaker, tremiling
with fear, sat on his bed, revoler
in hand, and carried his fortune
ack to the bank early in the morning,
le was glad when the officers ended ii
lis worry by the reacceptance of his
ccount. An amateur band of
urglars was then organizd, other
whilom depositors were scared so as
o follow the brushmaker's example.
,nd money became easy in that bailiwick.?Louis
Windmueller, in Au:ust
Forum.