The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, February 09, 1911, Page 2, Image 2

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COMMUTES WARREN'S SENTENCE i ' Socialist Editor Receives Clemency From President Taft. , Washington, Feb. 1.?President Taft to-day commuted the sentence of Fred B. Warren, the Socialist editor, who was recently sentenced to six months' imprisonment and $1,500 fine, by striking out the imprisonment and reducing the fine to $100 to be collected by civil process only. Warren was sentenced under the postal statutes tor mailing matter, on the covering of which was printed in large red letters the following: "One thousand dollars reward will tie paid to any person who kidnaps Ex-Governor Taylor and returns him tb Kentucky authorities." President Taft in deciding the case says that while the violation of ,law is clear, the sentence seems excessive. Heyward County Loses in Court. - ??? The Heyward county movement has been lost. The supreme court of South Carolina last Friday signed an order upholding the action of Gov. Blease in annulling the election of the proposition ordered by Gov. Ansel. The appeal to the supreme court was the last resort of the promoters of the new county. The petitioners asked for a rule to show cause why the mandamus and injunction prayed for : should not be granted. The petitioners desired that the controversy be thrashed out hetore tne supreme court. The order issued means'that ^ the question of forming a new county out of Aiken and Edgefield counties is buried for at least two years. Capt. Leroy Wilson Dead. . Allendale, Feb. 3.?Capt. LeRoy Wilson, of Allendale, died at his liome Thursday morning at 5:45 o'clock in the eighty-fifth year of his age after a protracted illness of several weeks. He was born and reared at Cave, a few miles from here, and was one Nof the pioneer settlers of this section. He taught school in his youth and besides being a successful farmer he was prominent in business. He was a gentleman of the old Southern type, a man of rare personality, of a genial disposition and a strong character. He was married in the prime of his life to Miss Mary E. Brabham 'who died a few years ago. He did valiant service in the war between the sections, being a member of Company G, third regiment of Gen. Colcock's cavalry. He was a life long member of the Methodist church and a member of the Masonic fraternity. He is survived by two sons and three daughters: C. R. Wilson, a traveling salesman; L.ettoy vvusou, Jr., cashier of the Citizens' bank here; Mrs. W. A. All and Mrs. Otis Brabham of this place, and, Mrs. E. H. Weissinger, of Blackville; besides a brother and three sisters; 0. D. A. Wilson of Ulmer, Mrs. Laura Edinfield of Sylvania, Ga., Mrs. H. Cave - of Kline, Mrs. Julia Bradley of Thomas. The funeral services were held in 4 * I the Methodist church this morning at 11 o'clock followed by interment in the Swallow Savannah cemetery. Pension for J. H. Tillman. rzjfr* ?? Senator Tillman has refrained from discussing any phase of the situation concerning the denihl, by James H. Tillman bis: nenhew. of certain state merits, as to the latter's physical condition, attributed to the senator by northern newspapers. To all inquiries, he has replied that he did not care to discuss the matter. However, James H. Tillman will not die in want, no matter what his condition may be at this time. He is to go on the government pension rolls in the near future, unless the senate kills a bill that has already passed the house, providing that he shall hereafter receive a pension at the rate of $30 per month. On May 12 last, Congressman Patterson introduced house bill number 25,865, which auttyrizes the secretary of the interior to place on the pension rolls the name of "James H. Tillman, late colonel, First regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, infantry in the War with Spain." This bill, it was learned to-day, recently passed the house and now awaits the action of the senate. While it is not* known positively what action will be taken by the senate on the measure, it is hardly probable that Senator Tillman would fail to help it along there. If it receives a satisfactory Tov,-,?c. U Tillman will ronPivP VUtc^, o a.mco xx. iiuuiuu i. ... . vv.. . the amount set out, $30 a month, as long as he lives. A King who Left Home set the world to talking, but Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo N. Y., says he always keeps at home the king of all laxatives?Dr. King's New Life Pills ?and that they are a blessing to all his family. Cure constipation, headache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25c. at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. LIQUOR SALES COMPARED. Dispensaries' Business Half Million Greater in 1910 than 1909. Columbia, Feb. 1.?The sales of the dispensaries in six counties of the State were over $500,000 greater in 1910 than in 1909. The sale| of the dispensaries for last year amounted to $2,297,306.12. The sales in 1909 were $1,767,803.92. The gain in profits was $160,897.83. The nets profits from the sale of whiskey by the dispensaries last year amounted to $652,248.59. These statistics are given in the annual report of J. M. Daniels, the dispensary auditor, which was sent to the general assembly to-day. Kills Sweetheart and Suicides. Harrisonburg, Va., Feb. 2.?Sitting nn the steDs of the country church at Naked Creek near here today Fitzhugh Comer, a young farmer, shot and instantly killed his betrothed, Miss Cora Turner, aged 20 years, and then committed suicide. Comer was jealous of the attention of another farmer to Miss Turner, and several times, it is alleged, he threatened to kill the girl if she continued to write to any one else but him. Having heard that the girl was exchanging letters with another, Comer lo-day went to the girl's house armed with a shotgun. Miss Turner did not regard him with suspicion and the couple strolled away to the church yard nearby. They talked for an hour and suddenly Comer drew away and fired a load into the girl's shoulder. When she did not fall, he reloaded and fired a sdNond shot below her heart. The girl lay in intense pain for several minutes and died.- Comer watched her and calmly loading his gun, turned it against himself. Death was instantaneous. A sister of the dead girl heard the shots and ran to the church yard. When her mother learned of the shooting she became prostrated and is in a serious condition. Will Appoint Only Friends. Governor Blease has stated that he will not appoint anybody but his friends to public office if he can help it. A short time ago it became known that Judge Robert E. Copes, recently elected, would not qualify in time to hold the term of court in Richland county this month. Thereupon the local bar endorsed Duncan J. Ray as special judge, and Chief Justice Jones, of the State Supreme Court, wrote the governor recommending and requesting the appointment of Mr. Ray, this being the course prescribed by the law, as the statute governing special judges says they shall be appointed by the governor upon the recommendation of the SuDreme Court. However, the governor had already taken the bit in his teeth and appointed F. J. Caldwell, of Newberry, to preside, and when the Chief Justice wrote him recommending Mr. Ray, he re-j plied that he would not appoint any-j body but his friends to public office. Robbers Blow Safe. Davenport, la., Feb. 3.?Three masked men blew open the vault in the Farmers' Bank at" Sherrard, 111., at 1 o'clock this morning, worked the combination on the silver chest and obtained $100. A woman in a hotel nearby heard the explosion and gave the alarm, but the thieves escaped in a buggy they had stolen and drove to Rock Island. They had placed a charge of nitroglycerine in the currency safe which contained $4,000 and were prepared to explode it when discovered. The bank officials are confronted with the problem of how to open the safe without discharging the explosive. Coffin Plant. Branchville, Feb. 3.?The Branchville, Casket and Coffin manufacturing company will be ready to commence the manufacture of coffins, caskets, and other wood work within the next week or two. The large building which is to be used for this enterprise has been completed and the machinery is now being erected. The company will manufacture doors, sashes, blinds, and other building material in addition to caskets and coffins, and expect to do a large business. The company will also conduct an undertaking estab lishment in connection with the factory. Thirty Years Together. Thirty years of association?think of it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time?or the worthlessness of a bad one. So there's no guesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: "I have used Dr. King's New Discovery for 30 years, and its the best cough and cold cure I ever used." Once it finds entrance into a home you can't pry it out. Many families have used it forty years. It's the most infallible throat and lung medicine on earth. Unequaled for lagrippe, asthma, hay-fever, croup, quinsy or sore lungs. Price 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. ATLANTA BROKER FOUND. Search for Man Who Jumped from Train Successful. Spartanburg, Feb. 1.?Teleman Smith Cuyler, the wealthy cotton broker, of Atlanta, Ga., who on last ( Saturday night jumped from Southbound train No. 35, at King's Mountain, N. C., and later jumped from another train, with $22,000 worth of Rock Island railroad bonds in his possession, was located last night at Toecane, N. C., by Judge E. C. Kontz, of Atlanta, who is attorney for Cuyler, and D. D. Wilkins, sheriff of j Cleveland county, N. C. Judge Kontz asked the sheriff to assist him in search for his friend and client. There was absolutely no charge of misconduct against the wealthy broker, but his peculiar actions caused officers to detain him. Jumped Twice from Train. Cuyler first jumped from a train at King's Mountain and was held as a suspicious character. As security he gave the $22,000 in bonds. He was released, his bonds returned and he was en route back to his home in Atlanta, in company with Judge Kontz, when again he mysteriously disappeared from the train. After a pursuit of over 100 miles, in an effort to catch the man, he was finally located at a late hour last night at Toecane, N. C. This search, partly made in an automobile and part on a special train, was most exciting, and authorities of five North uaronna counties joined in the endeavor to capture Cuyler. Arriving at Alta Pass, N. C., last night, they obtained lodging and left there this morning for this city. Sheriff Wilkins and Judge Kontz took the man to a local hotel, where he is at present resting. Miles from Railroad. In speaking with a representative of the press to-night, Mr. Cuyler said that after he had escaped from the train that the first thing he remembered was, on regaining consciousness, he found himself bathing his face in a mountain stream, several miles from the spot where he left the train. He had no recollection of what happened from the time he lost consciousness until he realized that he had wandered for miles from tha railroad. He said that he jumped from the train in the belief that it was about to stop, and because he wanted to send a telegram to his mother, Mrs. Henry Hunt Smith, in Atlanta. He struck his head, he said, and lost consciousness. Chase After Missing Man. Judge Kontz went to Shelby, N. C., upon learning that Cuyler had been arrested there on suspicion. Upon arriving, however, vhe found that Cuyler had been released and had left. Cuyler took a Seaboard Air Line train, but jumped off at Bostic, N. C. He then took a train on the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad for Spartanburg, but left it and took another for Johnson City, Tenn. Judge Kontz and Sheriff Wilkins followed the train part of the way in an automobile and telegraphed to every village along the railroad to hold Cuyler. At Alta Pass Judge Kontz chartered a special train. ' They found Cuyler at Toecane, in the custody of the officers. Injuries Sustained. Judge Kontz asked the newspaper men not to talk to the man for too long a time, as he was in a fearfully nervous condition, and suffering physical pain from the bruises received by falling from the trains. He is badly cut in the head and his leg is also hurt. His hands show signs of a bad fall and his general physical condition is very wean. nowever, j he is perfectly rational at present. They will leave to-night for Atlanta, and will arrive in that city, the < I home of Cuyler, at an early hour tomorrow morning. Wants Grandfather Clause. , Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 2.?The { Arkansas house to-day passed a resolution providing of the inserting of the "grandfather"- clause in the ] State constitution. The resolutions make reading or ' ! interpreting a section of the consti- ' tution a necessary qualification for ! voting. It is further provided, how- 1 i ever, that any one whose ancestors were qualified voters prior to 1865 is not barred from voting by inability to pass this educational test. . T x J ?MAnAlii4>iAn ID. lDtrutlUCillg Liic icouiuuuu ( ! resentative Hardage frankly said that i | it was aimed at those whom he i ^termed "vote -selling negroes." j Child Nearly Drowned. Richland, Feb. 2.?On the 31st of January the 18-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn, near Richland, was found where it had fallen in a tub of water under the eave of the house and was in a drowning condition. For some time the child did not breathe, but by quick and i thoughtful means it was revived somewhat, but is still in a dangerous condition but has a good chance to recover. /' HALT IN RAISING MAINE. Appropriation Nearly Exhausted and Work May Have to Stopw Havana, Feb. 3.?A serious crisis has been reached in the work of raising the Maine. Of the original appropriations there now remains but enough to continue work for four days. Expert engineers and skilled workmen have been discharged and unless the additional appropriation is made immediately available, the organization will be destroyed involving great financial loss and delay in the work. Effort to Wreck Train. Edgefield, Feb. 2.?The Southern train, due to arrive in Edgefield last night at 7:45, was delayed two hours on account of an attempted wreck. Soon after leaving Trenton for Edgefield, the engineer detected that the engine had struck some obstacle on the track and immediately stopped the train. Upon investigation it was found that two crossties had been laid on the track and partially mounted on the ties, and it was some time before it could be restored to the track. Through the alertness of the engineer the train was stopped before any damage was done. An effort was made to apprehend the would-be wrecker. Tracks of a peculiar shape were observed leading from the place and an effort was made to obtain blodhounds from Aiken, but they could not be secured last night. ? Fear of Rubber Snake. Starkville, Miss. Feb. 1.?Frightened by a rubber snake in the hands of a companion, J. F. Holder, Jr., a young boy of Burnside, near here, yesterday dashed in front of a swiftly moving passenger train and was instantly killed. Jeff Tomlinson, 18 years old, and young Holder were standing near the railroad tracks when suddenly Tomlinson drew the imitation snake from his pocket and shoved it towards Holder, who dashed in front of the train and was ground to pieces. Tomlinson was arrested. Who Elected the Governor? The letter of the governor to the Chief Justice of .South Carolina in relation to the appointment of Mr. Caldwell to preside as special Judge for' Richland county makes plain that the executive department of the State, in so far as it has the appointment of judges, will allow political considerations to govern. That power was confined to the naming of special judges and filling vancancies in certain contingencies. Politics is to be injected directly into the judiciary system. "My friends," the governor says, "are tov receive some consideration from this administration," and he adds, "I do not expect to appoint my enemies to office upon the recommendation of anybody unless it be that I cannot find a friend who is competent and worthy of the position." Mr. Please was nominated for gov ernor by a primary of the Democrats. 'He was elected governor, not by "his * friends" but by the Democrats of South Carolina, including his "enemies," or non-supporters in the primary, who accepted tlie result of the primary in good faith, who did not oppose him in the November election and who aided in his election by their votes. The plain English of the governor's letter is that he repudiates obligation 1 - 1 1 1? 1^4?.!?, AIAA^A/1 CO Lno party wmcii cicuicu unu auu proclaims an allegiance to his supporters in the nominating primary, to the disparagement of the rights of all other Democrats to have a voice in the affairs of the State. This policy he will carry to the limit of packing the judiciary with his political friends, so far as he can. That is what he says. He is at least to be commended for his candor. The State here refrains from commenting upon or criticising the governor's letter to* the chief justice. The State's object is solely to point out precisely what It means and this article is submitted as containing a rigid and inevitable interpretation of the governor's expressions.?Columbia State. Accused of Stealing. E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me., boldly accuses Bucklcn's Arnica Salve of stealing?the sting from burns or scalds?the pain from sores -- - - - - -* i f t? Df all kinds?tne distress irom dohs 3r piles. "It robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries of their :crror," he says, "as a healing remedy its equal don't exist." Only 25c. at Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. Tit for Tat. "Dear Clara," wrote the young man; "pardon me, but I'm getting so forgetful. I proposed to you last night, but really forget whether you said yes or no." "Dear Will," she replied by note; "So glad to hear from you. I know I said yes to some one last night, but I had forgotten just who it was." TRAGEDY IN GREENVILLE. Robert McAbee Dead, Lee Holland Perhaps Fatally Wounded. Greenville, Feb. 4.?In a pitched battle to-night, on a public^ highway, between a posse, headed by Lee Holland, intendant of the village of Mauldin, six miles below Greenville, and Robert McAbee and his son, Will, of Enore, Spartanburg county, Robert McAbee was shot dead and Lee Holland probably fatally injured. According to the account of the killing, told by Sheriff J. Perry Poole, of this county, McAbee and his son left Enore Saturday morning to spend the night with Thomas Fowler, who lives near Mauldin. About a mile above the village the two met a white man in the road, one Thompson, and fired five times at him, none of the shots taking effect. The incident passed and father and son drove into Mauldin. In passing through the village McAbee fired a pistol ball through both walls of a store conducted by Lee Holland and fled up the road with his son. Holland organized a posse and started out to arrest McAbee and his son. It seems that in fleeing McAbee and his son took the wrong road and attempted to retrace their steps. It was while they were going back that they were met by Holland and the posse. Immediately Robert McAbee drew his revolver and opened fire on the pdsse, one shot passing through! Holland's right breast. No sooner' had McAbee fired than members of the posse returned the fire. The older McAbee fell to the ground, his body pierced by one pistol ball and his head by three. He expired about an hour later in the road. Despite the fact that he was shot through the breast, Holland placed the younger McAbee under arrest ' J 1-J L:? i- ~ -1- x ? ana conaucitju mm u<auk. iu mauium, where he held him until Sheriff Poole arrived, about 11 o'clock. The sheriff brought young McAbee back to Greenville, and he now rests in the county jail. The older McAbee lies, a corpse, in the public highway this side of the village of Mauldin, awaiting the coroner's inquest. Fom all accounts McAbee was a bad character. It is stated that he left his home, near Enoree, with a half gallon of whiskey and a pistol in his buggy. He has a brother serving a sentence in the State penitentiary now for killing a man by the name of Fowler, near the scene of this killing, some years ago. It is said that McAbee was going after a child of the brother, who is in the penitentiary, at the time he* ran amuck to-night. Holland is the first mayor of the town of Mauldin, which was incorporated only a few months ago. He is a substantial citizefr, a planter and a merchant of prominence in his section, and is well known in Greenville. He is prominently connected and is a son of the first supervisor of Greenville county. Candidates for Miller's Job. Columbia, Feb. 4.?Petitions enonnlioontfl UUlSlllg UUC U1 111V1C Ul iu\^ ayyuvauw for the position of president of the colored State college are being circulated in Columbia to-day ^nd the colored people are taking a deep interest in the sucessor to President Thos. E. Miller. It was said to-day that Columbia was standing back of N. J. Frederick, principal of the Howard graded school in this city and that the people of Orangeburg are working for N. C. Nix, a member of the faculty of the college. Both races are interested in the outcome. Other candidates for the place are receiving attention, but it is not known here how their friends are succeeding in the matter of endorsements. Rev. Richard Carroll has stated positively that he is not an applicant. The others are: Prof. J. E. Wallace, Claflin University, M. C. Mance and Prof. Wilkinson. In the matter of President Miller's statement that he did not say that he would retire to his farm in Beaufort county and run for congress if he were deposed at Orangeburg, Rev. I. E. Lowery, a well known colored mininster and writer, is authority for the statement. Rev. Lowery says Miller told him of such intention some time ago, before Gov. Blease had asked him to resign his position. MONEY TO LOAN. Loans made on improved farm lands in Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg and Hampton Counties. No delay. JAMES A. WILLIS, Attorney, Barnwell, S. C. J. Aldrich Wyman E. H. Henderson Wyman a uenaerson Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. General Practice. Loans Negotiated ' ' " " " ' ' ' " . *" # '' HIDDEN DANGERS Nature Gives Timely Warnings That No Bamberg Citizen Can Afford to Ignore. DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes from the kidney secretions. They will warn you when the kidneys are sick. Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and foamy, or a thick, red, ill- I smelling urine, full of sediment and irregular of passage. DANGER SIGNAL NO 2 comes from the back. Back pains, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of sick kidneys and warn you of the approach of dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney Pills ' cure sick kidneys, and cure tnem permanently. Here's Bamberg proof: N. B. Adams, Main street, Bam- A berg, S. C., says: (, "I most heartily recommend Doan's Kidney Pills, as I used them and obtained great benefit. I sufferarl mvAi.a +VlOT? Q T7QO frrtm a 11Q oVfl IKJL LLr\J 1 ^ Viiau a jvcw uviu of backache and pains in the small of my back. The kidney secretions * were unnatural and gave me no end of trouble by their frequency in passage. Having Doan's Kidney Pills bi ought to my attention, I procured a supply at the People's Drug Co., and began using them. They gave prompt relief. In a few weeks the pains in my back were entirely disposed of and my kidneys were again performing their work properly." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's? and take no other. t ASSESSMENT NOTICE. The auditor or his deputy will be at the following places on the days and dates named below for the purpose of receiving returns of personal < property and notice of all transfers of real estate: Farrell's Store, Wednesday, February 1st, 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. < nuuici b v^uapci, xuui suajr, r clt ruary 2nd, 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. Colston, Friday, February 3rd, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. Ehrhardt, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7th and 8th. St. John's Thursday, February 9th, 11 a. m. to 3. p. m. Camp Hill, Friday, February 10th, 10 a. m. to 12 m. 4 Kearse's Store, Friday, February . 10th, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. % Midway, Monday, February 13th. All other days, when not filling appointments, my office at the court house will be open to receive returns until the 20th of February, after which a penalty of fifty per cent, will attach for non-return. I will appreciate it very highly if each taxpayer will meet me and make his or-her M return in person. R. W. D. ROWELL, , 1 County Auditor. , Bamberg, S. C., December 22nd, 1910. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having claims against the estate of Daniel Jones, deceased, will file the same with the under- jga signed administrator duly sworn to, on or before the 23rd day of Feb- * ruary, 1911, and all claims not filed within the time aforesaid will be ; barred, and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment im mediately to C. B. FREE, I Administrator. Bamberg, S. C., Janury 21st, 1911. *'?j FOR FRESH MEATS such as beef, pork, dressed chick- "vrNl ens, and the like, you will do justice to both your appetite and to your pocket to hunt for the > Vmarket opposite the artesian well, second door to Copeland's warehouse. We only handle the best meats that money can buy. We also pay the highest prices for beef cattle, pork hogs, chickens and eggs. Restaurant in con- 4 x. h/l* necuon, wucre juu u?u uv. meals at all times. A. W. BBONSON, BAMBERG, S. C. Flies! Flies! 1 : f> We are now taking orders for V Screen Doors and Windows, made to j order. When in need of Lumber and building material, give me a call. - - <? 1 L. B. FOWLER 1 j" W. P.' RILEY || |l | Fire, Life 11 | Accident 'J| t INSURANCE i! * BAMBERG, 8. C. < | FRANCIS F. CARROLL Attorney-at-Law - i Office in Hoffman Building. GENERAL PRACTICE. U. B. FOWLER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Bamberg, S. O. Lumber, brick, and all kinds of J^^bnildin^^ateria]^>^^and^^j CHICHESTER S PILLS tm-M THE DIAMOND BRAND. 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