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... -- V ? / ',' ^ v:"" ' 5 t WILD WITH GUN. Merchant Kills Insurance Man and Wounds Clerk. Huntsville, Ala., May 7.?J. Robert Jones, a member of the insurance firm of Jones & Rison, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon by William L. Halsey, president of the Halsey Wholesale Grocery Comv pany. A. D. McDowell, shipping clerk for the Halsey establishment, was fatally shot and is expected to die at any time. Halsey is in jail and has gone insane. The shooting occurred in the Halsey store, where Jones had gone to adjust some matters relative to insurance. No quarrel ensued, so far as is known, and the shooting was unexpected to those in the office at the time. William L. Haisey, son of the slayer, was in the office and was the only witness save McDowell. When Jones was shot McDowell A * * J x 3 xeiepnonea ior a uociui- auu iucu perceiving that Halsey had gone insane, attempted to leave the office. He was shot in the back and the bullet passed through his body. Hal* sey had been under treatment for incipient insanity for some time and his affairs had been managed by his son. Jones and Halsey were school boys together and had been lifelong friends and business associates. McDowell had been employed by Hasley several years and was quite a favorite with his employer. ; > ' Discharged for Unbelief. Greenville, May 6.?The city police commission has been engaged for several days on a very knotty problem, and the story that grows out of the several sessions held this week is of more than local interest. Some weeks ago an officer on the police force reported at headquarters 4 soon after his rejease at midnight while on his way home that he had been fired on by a highwayman. The story he told at headquarters was sensational in many respects and local correspondents for out-of-town papers played the story up for all it was worth. Brother officers of the roundsman, who claimed the experience with the highwayman, went ^ - _ ll - - > IU -Ulf sct;ue ui iuc aucgcu cuwuutvi and-there saw the holes in the house made by the balls said to have been intended for the blue coat, and later, on charges that the ' roundsman's story was a fabrication, the members of the police commission took the matter up for investigation, and after V examining the roundsman who said he had been held ud and taking testi > mony from an officer who, it is 3aid, declared he didn't believe the story, asked for the resignation of the man who did not credit the truth of the episode. . Smith for Free Lumber. Columbia, S. C., May 8.?Senator B. D. Smith has changed his mind about voting for a duty on lumber, so the South Carolina delegation in the senate will be solid for free lumber, Senator Tillman having already expressed his views. Senator Smith says he is convinced after studying the Democratic platform more carefully that it is mandatory upon him ' to vote for free lumber. As far as the preservation of the forests around the headquarters of -* the streams is concerned, Senator Smith is convinced that removal of the duty on quebracco, a kind of juice used in tanning, would be more effective than free lumber, at least for the protection of Southern watersheds. The standard tanning juice comes from the bark of the chestnut * trees, and it is the barking of these trees that tends chiefly to denude the forests. Accident Near Limestone. Galfney, May 8.?An accident occurred last night on the dummy line between Gaffney and Limestone College. Quite a large crowd of towns% people had been to the college to an entertainment and just before the cars reached the stopping place in town young George Stevenson fell between the engine and cars and was run over by the engine. The engine was pushing the two cars when the accident occurred. The injured man was taken to the Limestone sanita num, wnere ne was given attention by Drs. Nesbitt and Sherard. In addition to various lacerations over his entire body, his right ankle was broken and this injury may result in . > his right foot being amputated. The physicians were forced to use a large number of stitches in sewing up the wounds of the young man. Mr. Stevenson has been employed for several months in the store of Carroll & Byars and was a very capable clerk. His parents live in Gaffney, his father conducting a store on Frederick street. His physicians say that h9 is doing as well as they could hope for under the circumstances. From the statements of those who witnessed [ > the accident, the crew of the train were in no wise to blame, as the cas-? ualty was the result of the young man's own carelessness. Made Resigning Easy. U X When Delegate Mark Smith, of Arizona, was a boy he lived on a big plantation in Kentucky. It was in 1 slave days and one of his father's slaves was Uncle Ike, who was the preacher for the place. Smith's father had built a small church on a corner of the plantation * and Uncle Ike held forth there every Sunday. This was pleasing to Ike, because it not only gave him a chance to exhort the negroes, but it absolved him from any of the chores on Sun. day. t One Sunday Mark went out by the barn and found Uncle Ike sitting disconsolately under a tree. "Look here, Ike," said Mark, "why ain't you down there preaching to* day?" "Well, Mars Mark," Ike replied, "I ain't goin' to preach to dem niggahs no more. They's always fightin' 'mongst theyselves an' I'm sick an' tired an' done quit preachin'." "Stop your lying, Ike," said Mark. "You wouldn't quit such a soft snap as that. What's the matter?" "Well, Mars Mark," Ike replied, "ef you mus' know, dem triflin' niggabs done sent me my resignwhun." STORE AT SPRINGFIELD ROBBED. Burglars then Stole Horse and Buggy to Aid in Flight. Springfield, May 8.?Last night a daring robbery was committed here. The store of Mr. A. R. Mobley was entered through the front glass window .and the contents of the store riddled. At present it is not known what Mr. Mobley's loss is, but his shoe and clothing stock is heaped in confusion on the floor. Mr 'Pi IT. Roon fnimrl nil t X 1H3JU. 1U1* JL/. XJ. i^VMU 4VVftMV* VV* V upon going to his lot this morning that all of his mules were out, and upon investigation found 2that his horse and buggy were missing. He located the mules, but has failed to find the horse and buggy. It is generally believed that those who committed the robbery escaped in the missing buggy. Telephone messages have been sent all over the surrounding country and bloodhounds have been sent for. Little Girl Run Over and Killed. Greer, S. C., May 6.?A deplorable accident occurred here about 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, when a driver of the firm of Wood & Wood ran over and killed Eugenia, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gilreath. It seems that the child was playing in the street in front of its home on Victor avenue and when the wagon stopped to deliver some goods at a next-door neighbor's door the child wandered to the wagon, between the wheels. When the deli very man returned to the wagon he got in from the opposite side on which the child was, and started off. It was a purely accidental occur ? --J nnmmii rn t V in reilUO ttuu IUC CUII1V vviuuixxo^ ?deeply bereaved. Much sympathy is felt for the young driver and the parents of the child, who are very prominent people here. School Row in Lexington. Lexington, May 4.?J. P. Bouknight, chairman of the board of trustees of school district No. 53, of the Dutch Fork, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Miller Friday on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. J. E. McFadden, a teacher in the district, charging him with violating section 418 of the statutes of South Carolina. Bouknight appeared before Magistrate Thos. L. Harman and was promptly released upon a bond for his appearance at the, next term of general sessions court. It is said that Mrs. McFadden had been engaged to teach the school for a certain period and that the trustees thp Rrhonl hefore the ex piration of the allotted time. They locked the door and ordered the school closed, but the teacher was not satisfied, it is said, and continued to teach some of the pupils. One side affirms that she broke open the school house and the other asserts that she taught on the steps on the outside for several days. At any rate there was much dissatisfaction, and Mrs. McFaaden caused the arrest of the chairman of the board of trustees. Carl Summers and Jim Suber, two young negroes, were arrested on Saturday upon the charge of stealing whiskey from a car at the depot. They were tried before Magistrate Thos. L. Harman yesterday morning and sentenced to pay a fine of $15 or serve 30 days on the gang. They paid the fine. Catarrh Cannot be Cured With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a hlood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is la regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, com; bined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of j the two ingredients is what produces | su/?h wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. | F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A Moonshine Joshua. Lawyers were telling yesterday about an old ante-bellum negro in the mountains of North Carolina who was recently arraigned in the Federal court on the charge of selling liquor without a license. His name was Joshua, and an old neighbor and former friend of his gave the information upon which he was arrested. When the prisoner was put upon the stand the district attorney asked him if he was the same Joshua spoken of in the Bible as having commanded the sun to stand still. "No, sir," was the quick and humorous reply, "I is de Joshua what made de moon shine." The lawyer thought this was a very bright reply, so when Daniel's turn came to testify he decided to see if he had a humorous side to his nature. To his great amusement, as well as his surprise, Daniel measured up pretty well with Joshua. "Your name is Daniel, I believe," the attorney began: "Yes, sir," was the reply. "The same Daniel I suppose who was cast into the lion's den?" "No, sir," answered the old darkey with a broad grin; "I is de Dan'l what cotch de blind tiger." The attorney did not press the case very strongly, and Joshua got off with a light fine.?Richmond Times. Indian George to be Released. Gaffney, May 9.?Indian George, or George Deerhorn, who has been confined in the Cherokee county jail since the bear stealing episode, will doubtless be released from custody in a few days. Solicitor Otts has consented to his being released upon his depositing $100 for his appearance at the June term of the court of general sessions. His wife, who has been in Gaffney since his incarceration, raised the money, and as soon as the order for bail arrives he will be released. &V.' ' HIS CHICKS ARE DRUNKARDS. New Jersey Farmer Discovers a' Barnyard "Blind Tiger." ! Jacob Foos, a farmer of this place,: is seeking a gold cure for his chickens. Thirty Plymouth Rocks in his barnyard have become inebriates and Foos feels it is his duty to reform ; them. A week ago Foos placed an old whiskey barrel with an end knocked out in an open space near the hen house as a shelter ror a nen witn a brood of little chicks that had been hatched out early. When the sun became hot the hen retired to the barrel with her brood. After a fewdays Foos observed that every chicken in his barnyard seemed to be in a half stupor?even the young chicks. The roosters went about the yard crowing in a hiccoughy way, and the hens ciucked in hoarse, guttural tones. Foos was puzzled and he called in W. F. Merrill, a veterinarian, who inspecting the coops found nothing wrong. Then he examined the barrel. One sniff at the air of the interior enlightened him. "The chickens are drunk," Merrill said. Then he explained to Foos that the whiskey barrel, which had been in a damp cellar all winter, had been affected by the sun, which brought the alcohol out of the wood. The hen that picked at the wood first must have communicated the secret to the other fowls, and all became visitors to the barnyard "speakeasy." Foos thought an easy solution of the difficulty would be to burn the whiskey barrel. This he did, but the craving ^or -drink had become t?? strong in the chickens. An old rooster, with the instinct of a confirmed toper, found his way to an improvised silo where Foos kept a supply of malt which he buys from a brewery to feed his cattle. This proved a substitute for the whiskey barrel, and soon all the chickens were clustered about the silo, devouring the malt. Foos has shut the chickens off from their new * f An ro tbot I or Hi OX UlBSipauuu, uuu Lectio kill.. unless lie breaks them of the habit they will wander off the farm in quest of strong drink.?New York Press. Sailing an Airship. Undoubtedly all aeronauts count the first ascension as one of the most dramatic incidents in their lives, says Roy Knabenshue in The Delineator for May. No one who . has ever gone into the sky forgets the incidents of his first aerial trip, for the anticipation is so keen and it is filled with so many surprises that the impressions are indelible. I can recall with great clearness my first balloon ascension, which I made from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition grounds in 1904. This first flight was more or less revolutionary. In a sense it was pioneer work and followed much public discussion and anticipation aroused by the interest taken at the time in aeronautics by the management of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. This was the first general attention given to the possibilities of aerial navigation, and it was occasioned by an offer made by the exposition management in 1903 of two hundred thousand dollars in prizes for successful flights. Prior to that time even a suggestion of aeronautics had brought only ridicule from all quarters. It is well enough for a young man to dream of flying through the air steering a mechanically operated airship, but when the time arrives for that ship to be launched the young man is very likely to have some misgivings. I had had considerable ballooning experience prior to my coming to the fair, and I was well aware that there was danger of igniting the gas from the balloon by the exhaust of the gas engine propelling the ship. I realized also that as the ship ascended to any considerable altitude there was some danger of the balloon bursting 'from internal pressure caused by expansion or ine gas through the rapid change, and I imagined what my plight would be should such an accident occur or the gas become ignited from the exhaust. Speculating upon all the dangers? I kept looking over the crowd that had quickly gathered, and a strange feeling of loneliness came over me?a feeling that I was alone and separated from the worldProm the instant I felt the ship leave the ground the feeling of loneliness vanished entirely, for I was kept constantly occupied in steering and endeavoring to1 keep the ship upon an even keel. As I saw her headed back to the aeronautic field I experienced a sensation of relief, for I realized that in the three minutes I had been in the air I had learned to steer and had the ship well under rnntrnl. Brutally Beaten in Home. Butler, Ga., May 9.?Set upon by a marauder in his home at an early hour this morning, Charlie Wiggins, a prominent citizen, was brutally assaulted and lies dying to-night. Wiggins had just returned to his home from the railroad station and entered his room, when from out the darkness a shot rang out, tearing a lamp from his hand and severing a finger. The intruder then sprang upon Wiggins, after he had fired three other shots, which went wild in the darkness, beating the man's head into a pulp with the butt of a revolver. Wiggins, in lapses of consciousness, to-day states that his assailant was a young, heavily built white man. The city has offered a reward for the assailant of Mr. Williams. i... 1 MOST LADIES KNOw" Before they come to the store that I will show Exceptional Hats Hats that are exclusive in style, and quite different from those seen elsewhere, but all do not know until they get here that this unusual excellence is accompanied by attractive valno Xfw millinorir flicnla 17 1 c 1 ni-crpr nnH mnrp vnriwl thnll VC4KUV* i'AJ AluaAAltva J ?- ?X,. ?r?vi ...w. ever; my customers are pleased with the beauty and finish of the new styles which are the handsomest ever shown, they are in a class by themselves. The workmanship is unmatched and the shape retaining qualities perfect. 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