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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
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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.
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' 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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;
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acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The perfect combination of
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Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
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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.
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HIS CHICKS ARE DRUNKARDS.
New Jersey Farmer Discovers a'
Barnyard "Blind Tiger."
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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
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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.
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