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W^?T~ ' . ; A:';^r^WH ?ltp Hamburg lf?ralb i I - -1 t Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 5,1909. One Dollar a Year ^ H COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS I SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. V News Items Gathered AH Around the County and Elsewhere. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, July 31.?Mrs. Sam Talley > is spending some time with "home folks" at Laurens. ? Miss Cora Mobley, of Langley, who was milliner for the F. M. Young Company a few years ago, is visiting Miss Marie Craddock. Mrs. Anderson and children are visiting at Ninety-Six. Mrs. John White, of Cameron, spent some time here with relatives recently. % Mrs. Lily MyricK is visiung relatives near Allendale, while Mr. Myrick's mother is keeping house in her ^ absence. Mr. G. W. Barber and Miss Lila Barber are visiting near Kline and rendering valuable services assisting > with the music at Mt. Olivet during their protracted meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moye are visiting their parents here. Mr. Speaks, of our town, was a * guest at a house party at Beaufort recently, and of course had a "smashing" time. Miss Rubye Grim was also there. > Mrs. Lalla Ulmer is visiting friends at the dear old "city by the sea." Mrs. Lewis Dowling is visiting her 1UVU1C1 1U AU^UOM. > Another one of our girls, Miss Celie Ann Wilson, has about finished her course of stenography. She has been taking in the business school in Brunson, and will soon be in business. Fairfax girls are not only pretty, but are substantial, "go ahead" in work. Miss Margaret Youmans is visiting ^ relatives in Virginia. At least two of our "go ahead" business men are delighted with the v rise in price of turpentine. S'i'r 1 Miss Kate Emmons, a school mate friend of Mrs. Fred Lightsey and Mrs. Jas. Wideman, is dividing time with those two ladies. She was formerly from Charleston, when she visited -them several years ago, but now lives in Washington, D. C. Miss Emmons notes with pleasure great changes in our town, and with her kodak has taken some views of houses, etc., to carry home with her. i The Augusta Herald promises a "write up" of our town very soon. 'We are informed from reliable f sotirces that Messrs. Miles and Newton Loadholt have made the best all around crop in this county. Govan Beats OUr. Govan, August 2.?The Olar base ball team were entertained Saturday afternoon on the Govan diamond by the Govan "Blue Jays" and suffered > a walk-over defeat. It was quite humiliating to the Olarites, owing to the fact that they have heretofore easily beaten the Go j> van team. There were many spectators from Olar present, including a number of the fair sex, coming as usual to cheer the would-be successful Olar boys, but to their sorrow and disappointment the demonstration came from * the other side. The score ran 9 to 1 on four and one-half innings. The game was called on account of rain. The other ? half would have been played by Olar to make even. H. _ Letter from Ehrhardt. Editor The Bamberg Herald: Will you please give me space for a few \ words in your paper. The men are * looking forward to the election for prohibition. If the whiskey was made away with and would remain that way it would be a grand thing, es* pecially for boys growing up. They would make better men, and our State would be better off. There was a sunflower grown in my yard ten feet and eight inches high, also I have corn on my farm eleven feet and nine inches tall. I * have sugar cane from five to six matured joints. J. A. B. TO DAM THE SAVANNAH RIVER. / Patterson Secures Passage of Bill of Interest to Edgefield People. Washington, August 2.?Representative Patterson to-day secured the passage of bill to dam the Savannah river, at a point between Edgefield county, in South Carolina, and Columbia county, in Georgia. This will prove a big thing for that part of both States. The bill was passed principally in the interest of < } N. B. Dial, of Laurens, and other citizens, who propose to develop power and supply it to Augusta and other nearby cities. The nearest town to the point where the dam will be built is Woodlawn, on the C. and W. C. Railroad. Mr. Patterson stated that he believed the passage of this i\ bill, which will permit the dam to be built, will mean much for that section of South Carolina. He was assisted by Representatives Wyatt Aiken and Bartlett, of Georgia. NEGRO DESPERADO SLAIN. Branchville Constable Shoots and Kills Benny Rowe. Branchville, July 31.?Bennie Rowe, a noted negro desperado, for tt-Vi/im aororal warrants were nendine TV UV/Ui uv ? V* Ml* ? M? - ? ? .. ? - ? 4 ?.. w for crimes committed during the past three years, was fatally shot by Constable A. R. Byrd at Branchville this afternoon. As the evening train was pulling into Branchville, S. J. McCracken and Harry Byrd, two citizens of this town, saw Bennie Rowe standing on one side of the railroad track. He had jumped from the moving train before reaching the depot and was in the act of loading his gun. S. J. Mcracken, who was acting as a special constable for the magistrate of Orangeburg county, called to Bennie Rowe and asked him what he was going to do with that gun, to which he replied: "You come over here and I will show you." Mr. McCracken reported the matter to the magistrate immediately afterwards. The magistrate's constable, Byrd, was in the office at the time this report was made and incidentally remarked that he had a warrant for the arrest of Bennie Rown. Directly after this Mr. Byrd went to the passenger depot on business. While at the depot he chanced to see Bennie Rowe and as he was about to place his hand on his shoulder, and to tell him to consider himself under arrest, the desperado turned, and without any warning, shot Constable Byrd in the thigh. Then, as the negro attempted to make a break for his liberty and after several commands to halt, Constable Byrd fired at him, the shot taking effect in the small part of the back and going through him. He kept on running and was stopped by a citizen after showing fight. The negro remained in a critical condition for some time, and then died at about 10:30 tonight. Body Found on Railroad. Winston-Salem, N. C., Aug. 1.? The body of Harrison Cline, who last night went to the home of his fatherin-law, W. F. Gordon, and attempted to kill his wife after she refused to return and live with him, was found this morning, badly mangled, near the tracks of the Southern railway, three miles east of town. A verdict of suicide was rendered, the coro ner's jury believing that he deliberately threw himself before a moving train. After Cline had shot at his wife three times last night his father-inlaw took the revolver from him and drove him from the house. Neither of the bullets took effect. Caught Under School House. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 1.?Will Blake, a young negro, who is alleged to have criminally assaulted a 60-year-old lady yesterday morning at her home in Norfolk county,, was captured this afternoon by a posse which has been on his trail for many hours. Blake was hiding under a school house when captured, and in trying to escape was shot down and badly wounded. Threats of lynching were heard, but to-night Blake is locked safely in the county jail. The negro is about 25 years old and recently was released from the penitentiary. A Change of View. Some time ago Prof. Muensterberg, of Harvard University, wrote an article oDDosing the idea of prohibition. But he has been studying the matter more diligently, and has learned some things. Listen to his later utterance: "There is nothing more degrading and no more atrocious insult to civilized life than the American saloon. It has poisoned the social atmosphere for the masses; in it the workman squanders his savings and the healthy man devastates his energies and becomes a wreck. Political corruption irradiates from the saloon into the whole public life, and a thousand ways lead from the saloon to the penitentiary. It is a blessed movement which now turns with overwhelming energy against the horrors of this evil, and unites the clean minds of the whole nation in an untiring fight against this source of infection. There may be disagreements as to the best ways and means?disagreement whether strict prohibition or education toward temperance is the more reliable method; but there is no disagreeement as to the fact that the saloon has to be wiped out, and the day seems near indeed when ?thanks to the women?the fight will be taken up in almost every State."?Christian Index. NAUGHTY SIGN ON MANSE. "We Have Detectives in HelV Said Notice on Metnoaist .rarsonage. Trenton, N. J., July 30.?The little village of Fallingston, Pa., near this city, experienced the greatest excitement in its history when the residents saw on the parsonage of the Old Stone Methodist Episcopal church a brass sign which read: "These premises are insured by the Burglary Insurance Company. We have detectives in hell." The Rev. Walter Ewing, pastor of the church, did not seem to notice the commotion. The board of trustees was called in special session and demanded an explanation from Mr. Ewing. Mr. Ewing felt surprised and pleaded he was in ignorance of the presence of the sign. He was shocked when taken to his own door and shown it. Mr. Ewing in turn demanded an explanation from the officials of the insurance company. Their explanation was that one of I the agents had been instructed to place the sign in front of a business establishment in Morrisville. The agent mixed his instructions. IN THE PALMETTO STATE SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Qnick ? Reading?Paragraphs About Men and Happenings. The town of Mayesville, Sumter i county, voted $7,000 in bonds on j Thursday for a school building. . A fine mule belonging to Mr. Has- 1 kell Lucas, near Swansea, Lexington < county, was killed by lightning on i Wednesday while hitched to a tree in the yard. Mrs. Hope, wife of Mr. A. P. Hope, of Newport, York county, died on Friday of pellagra, aged about fifty ' years. There are three cases being treated now in Rock Hill. President D. B. Johnson says the J new dormitory at Winthrop to accommodate 200 additional students has been finished; that there are 1,- ; 200 applications, and frill be room for 700. | Mrs. T. S. Stone, who lives two miles from Batesburg, was bitten on the toe by a rattlesnake in her house on Thursday night. She received ! prompt medical treatment, and is getting well. The directors of the Grendel cotton mill at Greenwood, at a meeting i held last week, decided to increase the capital stock of the company to i $500,000 for the purpose of building another mill at Greenwood. , Six dwelling houses belonging to Mr. E. B. Luther, and valued at $7,- 1 non trore hnrnpd in Columbia on 1 Friday, the insurance on them,being about $5,000. The houses were new and were occupied by renters. The city council of Aiken and the Augusta-Aiken trolley company have recently been at outs, and at one time it looked as if council would declare the franchise given the company null and void. However, the differences now seem to be about adjusted, and it is likely that the railway company will comply with the requirements of council. i A colored preacher was fined $50 or 20 days on the gang by a Spartanburg magistrate on Thursday after pleading guilty to the charge of j cruelty to animals, the cruelty consisting in beating his mule and not giving it proper food and treatment, i The prosecution was brought by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The educational campaign for South Carolina opened Monday, and 1 addresses are being made this week ; at different points in the State by prominent speakers and educators. The subjects discussed are better building!, better equipment, consolidation d# schools, fewer changes of teachers, longer school, terms, the high school, etc. It is expected that much good to the schools will result ; from these meetings. The State dispensary commission will demand damages as a result of the injunctions obtained by the various whiskey firms and finally dissolved by the United States supreme court. In Charleston last Friday a notice was filed by Attorney General Lyon and W. F. Stevenson and B. L. Abney, to the effect that a motion will be made on August 9 for an order of inquiry as to the damages and also for a final decree in the cases. The motion will be made in the consolidated case of Wilson Distilling Company against W. J. Murray and others and the Fleischmann Company against W. J. Murray and others. Orr Mills Cashier Short. Anderson, Aug. 3.?Secretary and Assistant Cashier Calhoun Harris, of the Orr cotton mills was arrested this morning on a warrant obtained by President J. D. Hammett, charging breach of trust, it being alleged that he misappropriated $50,000 or more of the company's funds. To-night he is quartered under guard in a room at the Chiquola hotel and refuses to give out any statement otherwise than that he has not misappropriated | one dollar of the company's money and that everything will be found all right when the expert accountants get through with auditing the books. He admits that his books are tangled and that they have been for some time. He also admits that he has made false entries to get balances at different times. The first intimation of a shortage ( came on Tuesday of last week. About 1 two weeks ago two accountants of the American Audit Company came to Anderson to audit the books of the mills, as is customary about once a year. After working for a few ! days the experts found one or two items which did not appear correct. : On further examination it appeared ; that Mr. Harris was short in his ac- : i. AK A AAA 3 VU a couni )DU,UUU auu wucll mo attention was called to it tie said the ( showing was correct, but claimed ! that it was due to clerical errors. Taft to Visit Charleston. Washington, Aug. 2.?The time for the visit of President Taft to i Charleston has been definitely fixed, i He will arrive in that city at 5:15 1 o'clock on the afternoon of November : 5 from Savannah and will remain 1 there until 8 o'clock on the morning ! of the sixth, leaving at that time for 1 Augusta. 1 Columbia will be the only other i city in South Carolina visited by the 1 president, who will bid farewell to < Augusta at 7:30 a. m., on November 3, arriving in Columbia at 10:50 i o'clock the same morning. The president will stay in Colum- i bia until 5 o'clock that afternoon, i when he will leave for Wilmington < on his return journey to Washington. I FARMER KILLED BY TRAIN". Mule Stops on the Tracks and Engine Crashes into Buggy. Union, July 31.?William Lawson, i white farmer of the West Springs section of this county, was instantly * ? - i - ?-i?i- At_ _ tinea aoout i o ciock mis anemuun i en a crossing one mile north of | Union, where the highway landing to Buffalo and West Springs crosses the Southern Railroad, by the passengfer train from Lockhart. L. E. Frike and James Petty were in the road just behind Mr. Lawson when the sad accident occurred. These men say that they heard the engineer sound his whistle several times, and they think Mr. Lawson heard the signals also, as he apparently whipped the mule he was driving as if to get over the crossing ahead of the train, and that he got on the track, but here his mule stopped. Lawson then made an effort to jump from his buggy, but the engine of the approaching train, which was running backward, as it always does, struck him. His body was horribly mutilated, the head, arms and legs being scattered and the body reduced to an indisinguishable mass. The mule escaped unhurt, but the buggy was demolished, and scattered for some distance along the track. Coroner Hames went immediately to the scene, organized a jury, viewed the remains, and adjourned the inquest over till to-morrow morning. Mr. Lawson was 76 years of age, a successful farmer, and a good citizen. He leaves a wife and two sons, and a daughter. The crossing, where this tragedy UtXUl 1CU ID uU CAV/Ccuiugij uaug^i vuo one. The railway track is in a deep cut, north of the public road, and an approaching train coming into Union, cannot be seen by one on the highway until it is on the crossing. Numerous collisions have occurred there, and 3teps should be taken to do away with this cut. For Criminal Assault. On Thursday afternoon P. P. Warren, a white man, was committed to the Aiken jail on a very serious charge, that of assaulting a young white girl who lives near Wagener, IJLX iuu u; ui au ovvvtvu* The assault is alleged to have been committed on the 5th day of July, but only recently the young lady's parents heard of it. Relatives of the girl swore out a warrant as soon as it became known to them and Warren was arrested and committed to jail by Magistrate H. B. Garvin. Warren runs a mill, or is employed at a grist mill, and it is here the assault is alleged to have been committed one afternoon, when the young girl went on business. The young girl was alone there with him at the time. The girl is only thirteen years old, and comes of good people. Under a recent law this is made a capital offense, and if Warren is convicted it will mean that he must suffer the death penalty.?Aiken Journal and Review. Dead on the Track. A young negro boy was found dead on the tracks of the Southern rail way, near Springfield, Friday. Tne following report on the accident has been made to the railroad commission by the Southern railway officials: "Our agent at Springfield advised us that he was notified at 8:25 this, Friday, that at third trestle north of the pump house at Springfield, Furman Montague, colored, aged 13 years, was found dead on the side of the track, having been struck by some train, and that Arensie Roy, colored, about 15 years, had been struck and badly injured. The agent went to the point of accident and found the dead on side of track, but the injured party had been removed to a doctor. "We are unable to locate the train which struck them, if any; however, the matter will be thoroughly investigated. Both boys are residents of Whatley." ^ Policeman Shoots Detective. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 1.?W. M. Burgee, a city detective, was shot through the lung and probably fatally injured during a raid on an alleged gambling house here this afternoon. Detective D. M. Cornett, who accompanied him, was fired upon, but escaped injury, me snooung was done by W. M. Waggoner, a special police officer. Waggoner and two other special police officers had gained entrance to the house and with pistols drawn had about 12 men standing with their hands up. Burgee and Cornett, two plain clothes men, came up the steps on their regular rounds and Waggoner, not knowing them, ordered their hands up. Burgee and Cornett refused and drew pistols. Waggoner then fired quickly five shots. The special officers were recently 3ecretly employed by the mayor and were not acquainted with members 3f the regular police force. No Principle Involved. It is self evident to all conservative thinkers that prohibition, to be a success, must represent the sentiments of a large majority of the citizens. If the coming election should be carried for prohibition by only a bare majority, which may have been created by sentimental appeals, it evidently will show that prohibition does not represent the overwhelming sentiment in the county, and it cannot be enforced. It must be borne in mind that in this election there is no principle involved, nor any question of morals. The only question is, "What 1 is better for the public good?" and >f this each thinking man will judge for himself.?Aiken Recorder. TRAIN KILLS TWO PEOPLE CHARLIE WILLIAMS AXD ERNEST BOUKXIGHT KILLED. Young Men, Going Down Track to Sunday School Avoid One Danger but Run Into Another. Newberry, Aug. 1.?A horrible accident occurred here this afternoon which caused the death of two young men, employes of the Newberry colton mill. The Columbia, Newberry & Laurens passenger train from Greenville, due here shortly after 3 o'clock, struck the unfortunate men, instantly killing one, Charlie Williams, aged 21, and so badly injuring Ernest Bouknight, the other, that he died shortly afterwards. The two young men were walkihg down the Southern railroad track towards town and had reached a point about 50 yards beyond the Cline street crossing on the town side. From the Cline street crossing for several hundred yards the Southern and Columbia, Newberry & Laurens tracks run parallel. The young men met the Southern passenger train, due here at 2:48, which was some minutes late, and, to get out of its way stepped off the Southern track upon the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens track. Just above the point where the accident occurred on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens track is a short curve, the distance from the bend in the track to where the young men were struck being about 150 yards. The engineer had blowed the station signal for Newberry, he says, and as soon as he saw the young men on the track sounded the alarm and at the same time applied the emergency brake, but it was too late. After striking the men the train ran about 200 yards, stopped and came back to the scene. Williams, who was killed outright, was terribly mangled. The whole right side of his face and head was torn away. Ernest Bouknight, the other, had a ghastly hole knocked in the back of his head. He lived about an hour after being struck. It was one of the saddest accidents which have ever happened here. The young men were said to be hard workihg,' honest and deserving. At the time of the accident they were on their way to Sunday school. A larg? crowd soon gathered and the grierof the victims' many relatives and friends was heart-rending. Charlie Williams was a son of Mr. C. P. Williams and Ernest Bouknight was a son of E. W. Bouknight, both good citizens. Coroner Felker summoned a jury, which viewed the bodies of the dead men, and was then dismissed until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the inquest will be completed. The bodies were taken in charge by Undertaker Baxter. \ Jm. Lanfbrd Oil Mill Sold. Laurens, Aug. 2.?The Lanford oil mill propefty was sold to-day under bankrupt* proceedings to Mr. J. S. Craig, of Clinton, for $8,000. The upset price had been fixed at $12,000, but receiving no bids the attorneys offered it to the highest bidder subject to confirmation by the courts. Some machinery and supplies were also sold, bringing $885. TILLMAN NOT TO JOIN FIGHT. Senator Will Not Return to Washington to Oppose Aldrich Machine. Washington, D. C., August 2.? Senator Tillman will not return to Washington again at this session of congress. This information was secured from B. R. Tillman, Jr., a son of the senator, to-day. Although many inquiries- have been made for Senator Tillman here, it was not known positively that he was lecturing in the West until the statement was made by -his son this morning. Senators Bacon and Clay, of Georgia; Bailey, of Texas, and other Southern senators are making a hard fight to protect the interests of the South in the tariff bill, but it is almost impossible to keep the Aldrich machine from running away with probably half the Democrats absent. 9 SMITH OFF FOR WASHINGTON. Senator Retui/ a to Capital \o Take Part in Tariff Fight. Saluda, N. C., August 22.?Senator E. D. Smith, who has been spend ing a few days here with his family, left for Washington this afternoon, accompanied by his secretary, Chas. M. Galloway. Senator Smith is returning to Washington to take part in the fight on the tariff bill when it comes up for final debate in that body this week. He will remain in Washington until the bill 'is disposed of. GIRLS FALL OVER PRECIPICE. Two Flower Pickers Hand in Hand Meet With Fatal Accident. Lausanne, Aug. 2.?A distressing accident has occurred at L'Hermitage, above Neuchatol, to two girls | who were picking wild flowers from a precipitous bank. They had joined hands and onei had climbed down a precipice to reach the flowers, when she lost her footing. Her companion tried toi hold her, but her weight proved too much and both fell over the precipice. One girl. Mile. Banwarth, land-i ed on her head on the rocks and was immediately killed. The other, Mile. Keonig, suffered severe injur-1 ies. HATRED FLICKERING OUT. Race Feeling at Farill, Ala., Becoming Less Acute. Rome, Ga., Aug. 2.?Following two " days of intense excitement with a war between the whites and blacks imminent, Jhe small town of Farill, in Cherokee county, Ala., 18 miles west of here, is reported to-night quieting down, although there are, still grave apprehensions of a serious , clash. A clash between the races ocjcurred at Farill two years ago and I hut little is needed to fan into flames * the smouldering fires of resentment. * .* ' An armed band of whites Is still making search for members of the negro clan which precipitated the present trouble. Galveston Perkins, a negro, enrag- v,;|? ed because of being ordered from the . ' ;?! store of A. R. Wright, at Farill Sat%' urday afternoon by the latter's son, \ ! Harper Wright, went away sullenly 'and Saturday night returned at the. head of a mob of 15 of his kinsmen sg&j and waylaid and assaulted Harper Wright a short distance from his father's store. Cleveland Perkins, a brother of Galveston Perkins, knocked young Wright down with a rock, as the latter was taking the mail pouch from the depot to the postof- 9f fice, and immediately the other negroes joined in the attack. Wright was badly beaten and his injuries are seriouf. Soon a number of white, men appeared on the scene and the negroes fled. Immediately the town was * #3 alarmed and an armed posse scoured the woods all night, finally capturing Garvin Perkins, a cousin of the two negro leaders of the mob. Cooler heads prevailed upon the posse to allow Garvin Perkins to be sent to jail and he was taken to the county seat, Center, Ala. It is charged that Gar- ? vin Perkins also shot at Gus Wright, the 15-year-old brother of Harper Wright. The negro women as well as most rag of the negro men have quit work and \:M . this morning there was a threatening situation when a large number of the V ;'??. negro women gathered in front of the Farill postofflce and in dulged in . inflammatory talk. They were finally driven to their homes. Although there are many negroes in the vicinity of Farill, the whites are in the majority. A late message eceived from FariQ says nt> trouble is expected to-night. Buys Greenwood MilL Greeffwoiodr Aug. 1.?While the actual transfer of title has not been made yet, it is practically certain 'ogjB that the fertilizer plant here, owned by the Anderson Phosphate and Oil Company, has been bought by a company of Charleston capitalists and will be opened again in a few weeks. Arrangements have been made for painting the buildings, the erection of new offices and so on. This branch * of the Anderson Phosphate and Oil t: Company was. established here by President Brown, of i the Anderson company, just before his illness. Last year the plaht wafc cldfeed up and hat not been operated In over a year. It ^ is a fine dry mixing plant, costing between $12,000 and $15,000, with ample grounds and railroad sidings. I It will furnish^ employment to a large number of bands ana tne news inai it is to be reopened is received here with much pleasure. . v ^JpB Calhoun Falls Almost Annihilated. ' V;j|i Anderson, Aug. 2.?Fire last night came near wiping the town of Calhoun Falls off the map. A store room belonging to the Calhoun Falls Investment Company, a small building adjoining it used as the postofflce, and two storerooms occupied by J. B. G. Campbell and F. W. Campbell, with their contents were destroyed. Heroic work on the part of the citizens saved the hotel and other nearby buildings. The lost aggregates about $5,000, with small * insurance. ,\ 'i The origin of the fire is unknown. Postpones Messervey Trial. Walterboro, Aug. 2.?The special term of court called to try J. W. Met- * servey lasted only about two hours, during which time Messervey was put :^| on trial and pleaded not guilty to two indictments for murder for killing :/M Constable C. P. Fishburne and J. D. Altman on July 6 at Ravenel. His <3 case was then continued. The ground ror continuance was the ilness of Col. J. G. Padgett, chief counsel for the defense. After argument by counsel and the submission of. affidavits from Col. Padgett and Dr. Riddick Ackerman, stating that Col. Padgett would be physically unable to continue in the trial, Judge Shipp decided to grant continuance. Solicitor Peurifoy hat assisting him in the prosecution Howell & Gruber and Jas. F. Pearl- , foy. The defendant is represented by Padgett & Lemacks. The largest crowd possibly ever in attendance upon court here was present and the decision of Judge Shipp cut short what would have been a most interesting trial. j l|j Treasurer Detyens Resigns. :'A Treasurer J. F. Detyeos, 01 worgetown, has resigned and the resignation has been accepted by Governor Ansel to take effect August 1. Thia is the culmination of the report of the shortage recently discovered in Mr. Detyens's accounts by Comptroller General Jones. The matter is now out of the hands of the governor and it will not be necessary for Mr. Jones to make an official report of the shortage to Governor Ansel. Mr. Jones will go to Georgetown to make another examination of the books of the treasurer and check up teh ao- . , counts. The treasurer contends that the treasurer and check up the accounts in good shape. The amount y* of the shortage was 16,300 according ' Isjs to the first reported checking up..