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?k lambwg ifjmtlii 1 .. -p Established 1891 BAMBERG, S. C.; THURSDAY- NOVEMBER 11-1909. One Dollar a Year |1 ? ? j'*S COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS IN VARIOUS SECTIONS. News Items Gathered All Around the County and Elsewhere. Ehrhardt Etchings. Ehrhardt, November 8.?Ehrhardt was very quiet last week. Several of our citizens attended the Fair in Columbia; others were out of town r attending to business. : Conrad Ehrhardt Co. have a dwelling house under headway and will not be long more in completing same ready for their book-keeper to move in. Conrad Ehrhardt Co. have cut r their gin plant to gin days: Tuesdays and Fridays. The cotton crop is about gone; none holding for higher prices. Cane grinding is the go now. Our farmers are making their supply of syrup now, and having a fine time in connection with this work. Oc casionally & candy pulling gives the young folks a chance to mix taffy along with the work of pulling the candy. Next will be hog killing time. This does not afford so much pleasure along with the work, but sausage, pudding, and the like makes something good to eat. From all appearances there will be a marriage in this section before long. There seems to be some prepI aration to that end. The young men can't be bachelors when we have so many fine looking young ladies around. Mrs. Eubie Chassereau, of Florida, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. F. Chassereau. . i Miss O. Grimes, of Lees, is spending some time with Miss C. Cave, ? who is teaching in the graded school here. JEB. I r Country Chat. ] November, a beautiful, lovely No vember. Who could not be grateful ' and happy these sweet balmy days? j i Mr. Atmar Hanberry left a few i ^ days ago for Columbia, where he has accepted a position with the tele- '< phone company. ( ] Mrs. Wyatt Lancaster's many ] friends sympathize with her in the loss of her mother, Mrs. Mary Kenne- 1 dy. She was laid to rest in beautiful t Magnolia cemetery, Crahleston, S. C. j Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Zorn took in * * . tho fair at Columbia last week. 1 Mrs. Wyatt Lancaster, and attrac- ? tive niece, Miss Stella Lancaster, \ .spent last Thursday and Friday with i their aunt, Mrs. Hunter, at Bamberg, j Mr. Urban W. Martin, of Whit- 1 mire, is in Denmark spending a few J days with friends. Expects to leave i shortly for Houston, Texas, where he i has accepted a position as stenog> rapher with the Standard Rice billing Company. < i The many friends of Mr. Everette Hanberry will be glad to know he is in good health and getting along 1 splendidly. He is stationed at Fort Screven, Ga. * Thanksgiving will soon be here. Look around you and think of those who are much worse off than you. ( Send a postal card, remember the t worthy poor with a kind word or something to eat whenever you can. They will be grateful. "Bread upon ? the waters cast will return to you at last." 1 School Rally at Hilda. 1 Dear Editor: Please publish in your paper that there will be an edu* cational rally at Hilda, S. C., on Fri- * day after thanksgiving day November < the 26th, 1909. There will be some prominent speakers present who will make addresses on this occasion. i Among the speakers will be Hon. J. ( O. Patterson, Congressman; Mr. J. E. Swearingen, State Superintendent of Education; Prof. Horace J. | Crouch, Superintendent of Education ' for Barnwell county, and Mrs. Dora D. Walker, of Appleton. Mrs. Walker is vice president of the 1 Rural School Improvement As- 1 j sociation of South Carolina. We ? hope to secure Prof. R. Boyd Cole, 1 Superintendent Barnwell high-graded 1 school, and Dr. W. M. Jones, of Will- s iston, and probably others. The ? speaking will begin promptly at 10 \ o'clock. ] The public are cordially invited to ' * come. We hope to make the meeting especially interesting, as well as an enjoyable time for all. Come one, come all, and bring well filled baskets. J. E. CHANDLER. Prefers Death to Shame. Greensboro, N. C., Nov. 9.?The dead body of Maggie Poe, about 23 years old, was found this afternoon at Lake Willifeng, near the Guilford battleground, about six miles from the citv. There was considerable mystery surrounding the case for J some time, but which was later cleared up by the body being identi- ( fied by friends of her father, who is ( a well-to-do farmer near Siler City. The girl left two letters, one to her mother, the other to a young man with whom she had been intimate, ] the latter exonerating its recipient i i from all blame for her act. The 1 suicide was declared in her letter to < be because of fear of publicity and ] shame which must result within a ] short time. 1 i i p.-". COURT IN BAMBERG. Number of Interesting Cases Disposed of. Bamberg, Nov. 9.?With Judge Gage and Solicitor Byrnes at their places the court of general sessions convened here yesterday morning and the dispatch of business has been rapid. Frank Bennett, the negro who was caught with some of the stolen goods soon after the store of H. J. Brabham, Jr., was robbed, was tried and found guilty and given two years in the penitentiary. The four negroes who engaged in a rioting escapade on the passenger train just above Denmark several weeks ago were given nine months each on the chain gang. One of the cases of most interest was that of Ulysses Mays, the now notorious criminal who was arrested here in 1907 for the murder of Shelly Paul and later escaped from the county jail. He was chased in and arOund Aiken, Williston and 'Barnwell and several times fired at his pursuers. He was given a sentence of life imprisonment in the State penitentiary. Two murder cases will be tried tomorrow, both being against negroes. Thursday the case 'against "Peg Leg" Hughes, charged with the murder of W. B. Causey, of Hampton, will be tried. There is a great deal of interest in this case and there are quite a number of people who will be present from other counties to hear the case. The State is said to have a strong case against this man who bears an unenviable reputation. The work of Judge Gage and the solicitor is meeting with the approval of the citizens of the county and doubtless the term will witness much hard work for the cause of justice. The judge and grand jury have made some criticism of the manner in which the court house is kept. Fairfax Fancies. Fairfax, November 9.?Prof. Riser, with his competent corps of teachers, ?ave a lovely Halloween entertainnent last Monday evening. The decorations were weird and grotesque, suggestive of ghosts and hobgoblins, rhe program was varied and interestnfr Th#? p-hnKts' drill and "Phvsi ;al Culture in Ghostland" were fine. Little Marion Bassett recited well 'The Night Wind." Messrs. Riser ind Tally read appropriate pieces, eliciting much applause. The marriage parade was good, and little ftuth Wilson made a lovely bride. 'Keeping house in Witchland" was nuch applauded. The movements of he little ones at first being very slow, ;hen when the music got quicker in ;ime they dashed around with brooms md cooking utensils like a flash. Hiss Annye Moye contributed the music for the entire affair. The ;ide attractions were numerous and imusing. The "Gold Dust Twins" + wrftfl +TTT1 AA U uiuuuu noo n vrx tu inivt tuv ?/x iw. fortunes were told and delicious refreshments were served. Quite a lice sum was realized for school furlishings. Our school is in splendid unning order now, peace and harnony abounding. Rev. R. W. Sanders, D. D., of Jreenville, visited relatives here this veek. Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Sanders, of Jlmer, also spent several days here. Miss Johnson is visiting Miss Annye VIoye. Quite a number of Fairfaxans visitid the State fair, and several went to ;he Georgia-Carolina, in Augusta. Miss Ruth Haigler is visiting her sister in Varnville. Prof. Riser has gone to his old lome at Leesville to take a peep at iome folks. Mr. and and Mrs. Griffith, of Wal;erboro, visited the Barber house recently. Mrs. John Compton,, of Charlotte, ;s visiting her sister, Mrs. Marion Uompton. . Mrs. Lula Davis and daughter, from Williston, visited Mrs. G. W. Beard recently. Our neighbor, Mrs. Jones Lane, vho is at all times a fine housekeeper, las everything particularly "spic and span" for the return home of her beoved sister, Miss Joella Padgett. We cvill all welcome Jo's return with out stretched arms, for she is one of the sweetest and fairest of our town *irls. She has been visiting relatives n Florida, and returns to this, her idopted home, in a few days. Wonder if any of the neighbors igree with me that there is malice in naterial things, especially in cooking stoves, kerosene lamps, and sewing machines. Such seems the case some:imes. Rev. D. B. Groseclose preached a fine sermon Sunday morning about the noted reformer, Martin Luther. Wonder why the hens have all conspired against our having plenty of ?ggs for thanksgiving and Christmas, rhe folks who went to the fair :ould not tell us what's the matter in ;hat respect. Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Mr. E. D. Danaelly and Miss Ned Ehrhardt, the redding to take place at the home af the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ehrhardt, in the town of EhrPardt next Wednesday evening, November 17 th. . -S .v , V. IN THE PALMETTO STAT] SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOU KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. State News Boiled Down for Qnic Reading?Paragraphs Abont Men and Happenings. Burglars broke into one of th dispensaries in Columbia Tuesda night of last week and carried awa a wagon load of liquor, the valu being about $150. The police liav no clue so far to the robbers. The notorious Wade Hampton Se] lers, "king of the blind tigers," wh has heen arrustomed to deal bv th barrel, was arrested in Columbia o Friday on the puny little charge o selling a visitor to the fair a pint c whiskey. The Spartanburg Journal says tha Thos. Padgett, a well known youn man of that city, shot and seriousl wounded Brezina Suber, colored, a her home on Friday night, the caus being "jealousy." He shot severs times; only one shot taking effecl He says he will pay all doctor bills "and no warrant has been swor out." Prefrs Death to Marriage. Heidelberg, Miss., Nov. 5.?Mis Maggie Windham, daughter of prominent planter residing near thi place died late to-day as the result c pistol wounds which she inflicte upon herself with suicidal intent yes terday. Miss Windham left a note t her mother begging forgiveness. Sh was tn havf been married within few weeks. No cause for the act i known. Tampa Police Turn Tables. At Tampa, Fla., a few days ag H. W. Taylor, of Detroit, Mich., wa arrested by government authoritie on a charge of smuggling. He re cently came from Cuba, where h owns a tobacco plantation. He ha several hundred dollars worth o diamonds, and soon after arrivin in Tampa, he claim s that a bartend er named Del Barrios relieved hiE of a $500 stone. Del Barrios wa turned loose, and the governmen officials took up the case, claimin; that Taylor had not paid duty o: the stones he had with him. Held for Attempted Assault. Anderson, Nov. 8.?C. E. Yarbor ough, a white man of the Riversid mill village, was to-day lodged in th county jail, charged with attempts criminal assault on an 11-year-ol girl in the same village. It is al leged that Yarborough made the as sault when he met the girl in a con ?-1J mi uciu. lilt; gins nine uiuluci wa with her and he resisted Yarbor ough's attack. Poured Whiskey Into Gutter. Spartanburg, November 8.?One o the last official acts of Mayor J. F Floyd, who to-day turned over th affairs of the city to J. B. Lee, after i four-years' term, was the pouring ou of 50 gallons of whiskey and smash ing several barrels of beer seized b; the police during the past year. Th ceremonies took piace on Morgai square, and hundreds of people wer attracted by the odor. As the liquo was pouring through the gutter inti the sewer one man rushed forwar< with a derby hat and scooped in s hat full. Mayor Floyd saved five o six jugs of the best grades of th' goods and sent them to the hospital for medical purposes. Silk Hose Rends a Home, Chicago, Nov. 7.?Mrs. Annie Ast ley Davis, of the Plaza Hotel, who i suipg her husband David Shelby Da vis, for separate maintenance, say most of her trouble developed from i story of her girlhood which, in a rao ment of confidence, she told him. She then told the court that whei she was seventeen Joshua Brand, sev enty years old, of New York, offerei her a pair of silk stockings if sh would let him put them on for her. "It was in New York," she said "and I was chaperoned by my aunt We were having afternoon tea a Sherry's with Mr. Brand and anothe friend of my aunt from Europe. Decame indignant wnen me reques was made. My husband always sail I encouraged the old man and prol ably later got the stockings." Castanedo-Copeland. Bamberg, Nov. 7.?A marriage n special interest to this communit and to many people throughout th State took place tonight in New Or leans when Ensign David Grahar Copeland, U. S. N., and Miss Mari Nathalie Paola Castanedo were mar ried at the home of the bride at 1S1 Bayou road. Mr. Copeland is the youngest soi of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Copeland o this place. He is a first honor grad uate of the South Carolina Militar academy of the class of 1904. H took very high honors at the Unitei States Naval academy and has risei rapidly since his entrance into th actual work of the navy. The bride comes of very highl; respected family and was won b; Ensign Copeland while his ship wa in port several seasons at New Or leans. The bridal couple will arrive her Thursday afternoon via Augusta an< will spend a short while here. Mr and Mrs. Copeland will proceed fron here to Philadelphia where Mr. Cope land will join his ship, the Dixie The ship will be in port this winte at Charleston, hence Mr. Copelan< will be comparatively near his oli home for the next few months. Mr. J. D. Copeland, Jr., left Mon day to be present at the weddinj ceremony. &iv.. rf Y" r.-z*"': g CRIMINAL COURT. November Term Now in Session 8 Negroes Get Sentence. The November term of the cour of general sessions convened heri k Monday morning of this week, Judg< Geo. W. Gage presiding. The fol lowing cases have been disposed o up to the time of going to press, al the defendants being negroes: e Hosea Odom, murder, true bill y Not tried. y Rush Dukes, murder, true bill <r Not tried. ? Hejtry Felder, murder, true bill Plea<? guilty, recommended to mercy i- life (Imprisonment, o Frank Bennett, housebreaking e and larceny, true bill, guilty, tw< a years on chain gang, if Albert, R. C. Charlton, King Mur if ray and James Brown, riot, true bill plea<l guilty, nine months on th< t chaingang. g John Stewart, assault and batter; y with intent to kill, true bill, guilty t nine months on the chaingang. e Joe Montgomery, administerinj j glass with intent to kill, guilty, tw< ^ years on the chaingang.Will Hay . and Hazzard Aarons n housebreaking and larceny, true bill guilty, notice of motion for a ne\> triali uiysees May, muraer, pieaa guilty recommended to mercy, life im 18 prisonment. a In the case of the State vs. Bets; 8 Bull, alias Betsy Holman, the So licitor nol prossed. 1 The case of the negro who sho 5" and killed Clerk of Court Cause; 0 transferred here from Hamptoi e county, will be tried to-day (Thurs a day.) The grand jury finished it 8 work Tuesday and made the follow ing return: Presentment of Grand Jury. 0 Hon Geo. W. Gage, Presidinj 8 Judge: We, the grand jury fo s Bamberg county, beg leave to mak< the following presentment: e All indictments handed us by thi d solicitor have been passed upon an< returned to the court. S The jail has been visited, and wi ' find the sanitary condition of th< n prison department is not good. Th< s odor was very offensive to the com t mittee who visited it and must b< S worse to those who are compelled t< Q reside therein. We find the plas tered walls very much defaced b; pencil writing thereon, and we rec ommend a general cleaning up am - improvement, in the sanitarv condi e tions. We also find and report th< e heating arrangement in a danger d ous condition, and the jail is liabh d to be burned at any time when fir* I- is used unless remedied at once, i- We have examined the offices o q the clerk, treasurer and auditor, s We find that some of the magis - trates are not filing their reports a! required by law in not making regu lar monthly reports of the transac tions of their offices, and we reques f that all of the magistrates of Bam berg county be required to meet th< e grand jury at 10 o'clock a. m., Mon a day, November 15th; 1909, at th< t court house with their books. We find the offices of the treas y urer, auditor and sheriff are neatly e kept and in a clean condition. a We think an improvement in th< e clerk's office by the use of a numbei r of spittoons would be great. a As to the office of the probat< -1 judge this grand jury has never beei a able to gain admittance, therefor* r cannot report as to its condition. e As to the books and accounts o g the offices examined by us, they ar< neatly and correctly kept as far ai we can ascertain. We reiterate the recommendatioi made by the grand jury at the las term or court, namely: Tnat tn< _ next general assembly provide for i county examiner, whose duty it shal be to travel from county to count] a and correctly examine the books am accounts of the various county office! and report to the foreman of th< n grand jury of the various counties T and if this is not done that the grant J jury of the county be allowed t< hire an expert accountant to examim , said books and be paid by the coun ty. " We have examined the books o the county dispensary and find then ^ neatly and systematically kept, f It has been reported to the grant I jury that the court house is con II stantly left unlocked and that th< lock on the front door has beei forced and broken off and that th< court house is a place of resort fo: evil doers in the night time and 01 f the Sabbath; that the property ii y suffering from abuse, such as scrib e bling on the walls, leaving window! - open, thereby permitting damag< n from rain, and that it has been uset e by certain loafers to sleep in. Th< - grand jury hereby urges the propei 4 authority to have good locks place( on the doors and keys provided fo: a each of the court house officers, anc f that the building when not in use b] - the county be kept securely locked y We regret that the condition o: e the court house was such that Hi: I Honor, the presiding judge, wai a forced to call the attention of tin e grand jury to the same. We hop( that upon the visit of the next judg< y that he will find the condition of oui y court house as good as any in th< s State, and we hereby recommend - that this court house he put in first class condition, and be kept so in th< e future. i We thank the court and official: . for the courtesies shown us. a Respectfully submitted. W. S. BAMBERG, !. Foreman. r m I Mr. W. I. Johns received two cai I loads of cattle this week from Tern nessee, which he will fatten on hh - farm near town. G. Frank Bamherj I will soon receive two or more cai loads, which he will fatten. POLITICAL BEE BUZZING POLITICS IN COLUMBIA DURINC FAIR WEEK, t a I Possibly Seven Candidates for Gover nor?No Platforms Anl nounced. Columbia, S. C.f Nov. 7.?A dea of political talk and log-rolling then was here in the hotel lobbies and 01 the streets fair week, as is usual witl this annual gathering of prominen ; men from all parts of the State. Th< week is looked forward to as furnish ing an opportunity for framing u] ' State political deals of all kinds an< 3 the politicians and statesmen are al ways on hand to protect themselve and get their ears to the ground. Ant ? thta vo?r immpHiatplv nrpppfliner ?i election year the interest was greate and the work harder, although so fa: f as could be learned there were n< ' definite frame ups for any particula y office. Gubernatorial Candidates. 3 The greatest activity and the larg est volume of talk had reference t< the gubernatorial candidates. Th< j week appears to have developed om entirely new entry and to have mad* . definite the candidacies of several oth I ers. There appears to be now sevei definite possible candidates who wil Y enter the race for governor next sum _ mer. There are Richard I. Manning of Sumter, Lieutenant Governor Thos t G. McLeod, of Bishopville, C. C Y Featherstone, of Laurens, John G a Richards, of Kershaw, F. H. Hyatt, o _ Columbia, Cole L. Blease, of New s berry, and Attorney General J. Frase _ Lyon, of Abbeville. All of these were here fair wee! mixing with their friends and talkinj about the prospects, as were the tw< y United States Senators, three con j! gressmen and a score of more lesse g lignts in tne state s political nrma ment. g Of these seven, it is curious to not 3 five are Metholist?Messrs. Blease McLeod, Featherstone, Hyatt ana Ly B on; Mr. Manning is an Episcopaliai g and Mr. Richards a Presbyterian, a Of the seven named, Messrs. Man I ning, McLeod, Featherstone an< 3 Blease definitely announced that the; 3 would be iu the race. Platforms Not Outlined. V None seemed disposed to finall; - outline his platform, but from thii 1 distance it looks as if all will advo - cate prohibition except Mr. Blease - who will run on the same mixe< - liquor platform when he pushed Gov * Ansel so close in the gubernatoria - race last time. But it is understoot that Mr. Blease will make State fl f nances the chief plank in his plat form. There are dim outlines of a possi 3 ble interesting rivalry betweei Messrs. Lyon and Manning, the in - dications pointing to efforts on th< t part of many of Mr. Lyon's stronges - friends to sidetrack him for the pres - ent in favor of Mr. Manning on th< - score that Mr. Lyon has not yet com 3 pleted his work in the graft cases These argue that it would be best t< save Mr. Lyon to run against Senatoi f Tillman, which would certainly pro vide an interesting race as the tw< 3 are violent political enemies, Senatoi r Tillman having attempted to defea the attorney general on account o - certain features of the first graft in i vestigations But Mr. Lyon says whei 5 he gets ready to run for governor h< will do so without consulting these s< f called friends. His work with th< * dispensary investigations has arouset 3 strong antipathy in various parts o the State, but he has many stronj i friends also in every section and wil t make a good race for whatever posi 3 tion he offers. His friends point ou * that he is practically sure to get re 1 suits in the graft prosecutions a T Chester and in plenty time to entei 1 the race for governor. 3 For Prohibition. a The leading prohibition candidal j appears to be Mr. Featherstone, al 3 though as usual the prohibitionist) ^ are much split up, and there is stronj I opposition to him even in the prohi bition ranks, f Mr. Richards is yet undecided as t< 3 how he will vote next spring in th< legislature on liquor or whether h< j will enter the race for governor. H< exprosped the firm conviction, how 3 ever Uac tne legislature will pass i I State wide prohibition act 3 Mr. Hyatt will run on a businesi p man's platform. He has several yean 1 been president of the State goot g roads association, and through hi) work with the cotton association is ii 3 close touch with the farmers. H< 3 also has about 10,000 Mutual Lib j policy holders over the State and { 3 hundred or so agents, many of whon p will naturally work for him. p Horses Die from Poison. i New York, Nov. 8.?More than 25( j valuable horses in East Side stablei . have been poisoned to death in th< f last few months by a gang of black 3 mailers for whom the police are eag 3 erly searching. Detectives declan 3 that owners of horses in that sectioi > of the city have already paid at leas 3 $10,000 to the blackmailers and thai r their animals have so far enjoyei i immunity. 1 Dr. H. Stark, chief inspector foi - the Society for the Prevention o j Cruelty to Animals, declares tha while more than 250 and fewer thai s 500 horses have been killed by pois oning, more than 2,000 animals hav< been given poison, but saved. The method of the blackmailers is to demand, through a letter severa hundred dollars from the proposec r victim on penalty of having his horses - killed. After the second demand has 3 been ignored, one or more of the vie; tim's horses die. It has been founc r that many of the horses have beer given arsenic. j ' . -' r T-V ,">V/*.*> WILLIIAM M. IRBY SHOT. ' ; -w. ? Well-to-do Farmer of Laurens Co oni 1 ty Seriously Wounded. Laurens, Nov. 8.?At 6 o'clock yea* terday afternoon on the public road / * East of Laurens, William M. Irby? ! was seriously, though not necessarily fatally, shot by Parrot Milam, a young white man, the son of Jaa. . Milam of the county. The entlra I load of shot from a double-barrel ' breech loader took effect in the face * and head of Mr. Irby, fearfully tear* : ing the scalp and fracturing the sknll I slightly. It is not thought that any " of the shot entered the head and the " chances of recovery are good, id* ^ though at this time it is impossible to state the outcome. ~ Young Milam was arrested by ? Sheriff Owings a short while after tba _ shooting; he was mot in the road. 1 near his home. Milam is in awaiting the result of the wounds. r It is possible that bail will be applied J for before Judge Shlpp, who will arrive in the city tomorrow. It seems that there has been had blood between Mr. Irby and tho - Milam family for some time. Yet* ' terday afternoon, Mr. Irby was roe turning from Sunday-school his little e girl in the buggy with him. As tMj e were passing the Milam home, younf - Parrot Milam came walking out .Of a the house with, his shotgun in hand. v ."?$f 1 "Don't shoot my child," said Mr. - Irby, bending slightly sideways. to '? shield the child-from the leveled gnn. ' Milam fired and the load was roceived in the face and head. Mr. Irbjr is receiving careful medical atten-* f tion and there may be a chance for -v| - recovery. , j r Mr. Irby is familiarly known among his friends as "Big Bill," ho. J being a powerful man and of un- . = usual large size. He is the son of 3 the late Jas. Irby, and a nephew of - the late Senator John L. M. Irhy. r is a substantial farmer. Mikim ift A? ' - young man, possibly 20 years of ago.' ^ Five Arrests in Holly Hill. Holly Hill, Nov. 8.?The Law and i Order league, organized about a week ago, on Saturday secured the arrest of - five men charged with illegal hand* ling of whiskey. y The men arrested were two negroes, Lucius Stoutamire and Bossy Cox, for hauling, and three white y men, Ulysses Martin and Leon Mar- , 3 tin, for selling, and S. H. Godfrey _ for storfng whiskey on his premise*. v,;4 The negroes are in the guard j 'house awaiting trial. The Martin l' ' brothers being unable to secure bail, $10 j were taken to Moncks Corner, and 1 Godfrey is out on bond. Considerable excitement was cans_ ed by Bossy Cox refusing to submit to arrest, whereupon, Constable John . I. Wiggins shot him, the bullet glanc- rv?P 1 ing from his forehead and going _ through his hat. Cox then, taking a his pistol from him; and then brandI ishing the weapon in the air, ran . through the Main treet daring any ^ 51 one to take him. Later he surrend- : $gHj 11 ered himself. Bribery Charges Shatter Health. Youngstown, Ohio, Nov. 7.?Two men reported dying from the shock of being indicted for bribery in con- ' nection with county contracts, and I another declaring that he would .;v|rather go to the penitentiary for life '.-0j than plead guilty, are developments in connection with the trials result- ^ ing from the recent graft investigation by a special grand jury. The admission of N. R. Milligan, an aged contractor, to a misdemeanor i in bridge estimates, through his attorney and the incidents following were pathetic. After the attorney had entered the plea of guilty with Milligan absent from the court room, -^j Mrs. Milligan took the stand. Her husband, she said, between sobs, was a physical wreck and within the last four weeks she had found fcim nn^nnaMrma in his hftd where he -Wi 3 is now confined. She begged the - court to show mercy, since he had 3 confessed his guilt. > > John B. Waldeck, another of the \ - indicted men, is said to be at death's door. A physician's certificate gave 5 the information. According to his 3 friends and attorneys, it is likely that 3 he will never leave his bed alive. L Seaboard Files Mortgages. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 7.?The Sea3 board Air Line railway has recorded 3 In the office of the Norfolk county 1 court two mortgages aggregating 3 $150,000,000. The State taxes on 1 the mortgages were $8,220. 3 One of these mortgages is for $25,3 000,000 of 5 per cent. 40-year adjust1 ment gold bonds and mentions the 1 Fidelity Trust company of Baltimore and Van Lear Black as trustees. The other mortgage is for $125,000,000 refunding bonds, payable 50 years ) hence and bearing interest at the rate 3 of 4 per cent., with the New York 3 Trust company and Mortimer N. - Buckner as trustees. It will be - necessary to make 13 recordations In 3 the State of Virginia. The mortgage i will nave to oe recoraea auu times, t Alabama is the only other State bet sides Virginia in which the company i owns property covered by the mortgage which charges a State tax. P / f; Kicked on Head by Horse. 1 Walterboro, November 8.?Robert - Black, of Ruffin, one of the best * known citizens of the county, sustained a painful injury early this i morning. Going into the stable to 1 put a bridle on a horse, the animal I kicked, striking Mr. Black on the j forehead above the left eye, breaki ing the bone and inflicting a painful - cut. A physician was summoned and L dressed the wound. It is quite paini ful and an ugly wound, through not necessarily very dangerous. V: -