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A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. Recount of the Entire Vote May be j 15 the Result of Committee's Action. Columbia, Sept. 5.?The State Democratic executive committee has si resolved to make a thorough investi- C; gation of the recent primary, against m which charges of irregularity and el fraud in many sections of the State ve have been alleged. To that end the 01 committee has appointed a sub-corn- cl mittee of seven members, who are St charged with the duty of inquiring into all cases of alleged irregularity w and to report back to the State com- tt mittee. Pending the result of the h? investigation no tabulation of the it vote in the primary of August 27 cc will be made and no results declared, pi Consequently there will be no second tt primary next Tuesday for State offl- m cers, as would have been the case tt ' normally, and no date for a second primary has been or can be fixed. m The sub-committee appointed to w conduct the investigation is composed of the following members of the State ai committee: W. F. Stevenson, chair- tb man; T. B. Butler, J. B. Park, W. B. in Wilson, Jr., R. M. Jefferies, J. D. Biv- cc ens and J. M. Greer. Four of these tb are Jones men and three of them di Blease men. he All the Evidence Wanted. vc to The committee will meet next . 01 Wednesday at noon in the library or ^ the State house. All parties inter- , j st ested and their attorneys are invited to be present at the meetings and all persons having evidence to offer of . frauds or irregularity in the primary are urged to lay it before the committee. The committee is determine\ ed to go into the whole matter thorot oughly and to make a full report to the executive committee for its guid\v ance. The State committee passed a resolution requesting county committees to hold the second primary for c&unty offices next Tuesday irrespective ^ of the postponement of the State primary. This was not an instruction but merely a request and the county committees have freedom of action ec in the matter. Judge Jones's contest of the election has been widened to include every box in the State. This may make necessary a recount of the en- C< tire vote. . M Local Contests Decided. *e It is purposed by the sub-commit- 1D tee to make a most searching investigation of all the circumstances attending the conduct of the primary. Tt ia desired that the investigation be concluded as promptly as circum- Uc stances will permit that the results ^ IT of the primary may be declared or whatever other course may be deem- ^ ed desirable may be followed. At the afternoon session of the committee action was taken on sevUJ eral local contests. By a vote of 19 . to 17 the action of the Dorchester , o I county committee in declaring J. H. Whetsell the nominee for county 3.1 treasurer was reversed and C. B. Dukes, the contestant, was declared .. . er the nominee. Dial's and Talbert's Protests. cc It having been brought to the attu tention of the committee that T. J. ^ Moore, of Spartanburg, and D. D. McColl, of Bennettsville, were ineli- ai gible to serve as presidential electors, D. W. Willis was chosen an elector from the Third and J. C. Mace an elector from the Sixth district. cc The protests of W. J. Talbert and Ci N. B. Dial against the nomination of to Senator Tillman were received and bi action deferred until a later meeting d< of the committee. The ground of protest is that Senator Tillman did not er participate in the campaign and that m he failed to file a statement of his st expenses as required by law. a in Decree Enjoins Major Richardson. "( Columbia, Sept. 3.?Judge Geo. W. 0f Gage, this morning temporarily en- tt joined the comptroller general from 0i paying money on warrants issued by cl H. W. Richardson, chairman and sc treasurer of the commissioners of in the Old Soldiers Infirmary. The pe- ec tition for injunction was filed by tl Attorney J. J. McMahan, alleging p] that Commissioner Richardson had fc been receiving a salary of $100 a s< month and that $50 per month had d< been paid to Dr. F. P. W. Butler. tr It is alleged that this is contrary to d< the law as commissioners are not to receive any reimbursement for ser- z: vices other than their actual expenses n incident to attending meetings of the ts board. The order is made returnable on September 9th. Major Richardson is a strong sup- C porter of Gov. Blease and a fight has T been waged on him by some of the Is old soldiers at the Confederate heme, alleging that he was attempting to r dictate to them as to how they should vote' G Robinson Given 18 Years. "W hi Orangeburg, Sept. 7.?Arthur R Robinson, a young white man, con- lv victed yesterday of manslaughter for r< the killing of his brother, Mike, was R this afternoon sentenced to 18 years si in the penitentiary by Judge Rice, tc who refused to grant a new trial. w ELECTION" RUMORS. lease and Jones May Run in Gei eral Election. Columbia, Sept. 6.?That the wid< )read debauchery of the late Sout arolina primary will lead to settl* ent of all differences at the genen ection the second Tuesday in N< imber now seems the predominar )inion among those who are i osest touch with members of th :ate executive committee. ( While the sub-committee whic ill probe charges of, crookedness a le polls beginning next Wednesda is given out no intimation of wha intends recommending to the fu unmittee if fraud charges ar oven, it is generally conceded tha le risk of fraud in a second pr ary would be almost as great as i ie first primary, and it is this dar ir of illegal practices that the con ittee, with all good Democrat! ish to avoid. Ordering the names of Judge Jone id Gov. Blease before the voters a ie general election is entirely witl the legal rights of the executiv mmittee. If affairs take this tur e election will undoubtedly be cor icted with fairness as only thos ^a.rinE' registration certificates ca )te. The registration books close -day. This precludes the over zea! is and illegal voters from gettin lsy at a late date. There'll be n uffing the boxes if the committe akes this disposition of the case. That the State is a veritable seett g caldron of discontent over th anner in which the primary wa inducted cannot be disputed. Froi 'ery quarter the rumbling of publi )inion can be heard. The primary system is on tria rill the committee vindicate it? The committee declares it wi low no man nor set of men in th scharge of its duty. Lookin raight ahead with no object in vie1 it to determine the truth, the con ittee will probe to the very heai : the crookedness, turning on th ?ht and applying the remedy neec I. Huge Floating Dock. The huge floating dock Duke c Dnnaught, built at Barrow for ontreal shipyard, has started on it isurely voyage across the Atlanti . tow of two powerful Dutch tug! It is the second largest dock in tb orld. Over 700 feet in length, id to be launched in three section: is capable of receiving the larges ittleship ever built or planned. Allowing for an average speed c ;e knots, the voyage to MontreJ ill take about six weeks, but shoul Le weather be bad, two months c ore will elapse before she reach* te other sid.e. The rope hawsei sed for towing the dock are eightee ches in circumference. Wire cable so connect the tugs with the docl A party of the buiders' workme e making the voyage, some of thei jing housed on the dock, while otl s have quarters on the tugs. Th )ck also carries an extra cargo c >al which can be supplied to th igs in mid-ocean if necessary. Eac ig carries provisions for six month id 70 tons of frozen water. A Lonely Epitaph. Mason and Dixon's line is fast b< ming a memory, says the Kansa ity Journal, but here and there ai i be found evidence of the. one tter hatred which prevailed in th ivs of the Civil War. George W. Kerdolff, who befoi itering the insurance business sper uch time in the South, tells th: ory of an epitaph rudely carved o block of sandstone yet to be see a Louisiana parish: When the slogan of the South wa 3n to Washington," and the yout the Confederacy had shouldere ieir muskets for the front, leaviD lly the older folks and women an lildren at home, a band of Unio >ldiers came to Louisiana. Sigh Lg the enemy, the aged men, assis 1 by the women, gathered; togethe ieir scant supply of firearms an [armed resistance. As the Federi >rces came up a narrow lane tl outherners opened fire with sue Badly effect that the invaders r< 'eated, leaving one of the numbe Bad upon the field of battle. The victors buried the fallen fo ad over his grave to this day or lav read the roughly chiseled ep iph: The Yankee bands, with blooc hands, ame Southward to divide our land his lonely and deserted spot ; all this darned old Yankee got.' ather of Negro's Victim Arreste Bluefield. W. Va., September 7.ordon White, father of Nil 'hite, the girl who was rape ere Thursday, and for whic obert Johnson, a negro, w< nched at Princeton, W. Va., was a ?sted to-day charged with murde e is alleged to have fired the fir lot at Johnson, who is now believe ) have been innocent. Other arres ill follow, it is said. ALL RESORTS CLOSED. 1- Result of Chicago Woman's Fight G Against Vice.. 2- Chicago, Sept. 7.?Every resort in h West Hamomnd, for the first time in p; 2- years, was closed to-night as a result h U of the fight of Miss Virginia Brooks vi )- against vice. w it Ten women, taken in custody by tl n Federal officers in a raid, were placed G e under bonds of $500 each to-day and p m v j trtifnnpPAC Ofroinct Uat?_ r? i will UtJ 11C1U as ttUUtooci! agumci Htu- Oi h ry Foss and Cornelius Moore, arrest- w it ed in connection with the death of tl y John Messmaker. ai it The coroner, accompanied by Miss tl 11 Brooks, visited West Hammond to- c< e night and served a score of resort n< it keepers and inmates with subpoenaes ai i- to appear as witnesses. n c] , Knives Found in Stomach. 1 w Chicago, Sept. 7.?When physici- 11 ans operated upon John Martiner at the county hospital to-day to learn n< ^ what had caused the "terrible pains h t in his stomach," they found nineteen u pocket knives, seventeen nails, five s< e fi, knife blades, a dozen screws and a 11 n silver dollar. u Martiner, who has been known to e et n Chicagoans as "the human tool, chest," swallowed the articles on n d f. ^ wagers. "They never hurt me," said u Martiner before the operation, "but a] sometimes I'd get terrible pains in Ir . my stomach." 1C Physicians prononunced the opera- u tion as successful. Martiner is 36 voore nlrl qnrJ is a laborer. e .7?- ? ? s The pocket knives, screws and oth- s" er articles removed from Martiner's v c stomach were mounted on card board rl by Superintendent T. P. Teters, of the ir j hospital, and placed on exhibition at the institution. g U "All of the articles were lodged in t] e a corner of the stomach," said the v g surgeon who operated on Martiner. w "An ulcer had formed and the man s . would have died within a month if ^ .j. he had not been operated upon." a a Ten knives from Martiner's stomrr j_ ach had been bone handled, but the L bone had been dissolved by the gas- r< trie juices. A sliver dollar which Martiner swallowed ten years ago was as ^ bright as if the coin had just come a from the mint. The juices of the iv ;s stomach had kept the silver in a \7 LC highly polished condition. Some of c 3* the knife blades were rusty. t! ie . r< it Sorriest Since Reconstruction Days. s. . If one-half or one-third of what l< fi has been charged against Blease 11 holds true, it is not surprising that y Tillman, whose personal and official a 3 honesty has never been called into n )r question, should heartily desire to see s ? - ? ' -m IT 3 1] ;s tne state ria 01 mm. ii<xyeneu uuu -B the University of South Carolina for n plagarism, accused as .a member of ;8 the State senate, of grafting in cons nection with the administration of a n the State dispensary system, charged a jj as governor with the conduct of a ^ lm brokerage in pardons, openly the ad- h e vocate of lynchings, a brawler and a = blackguard on the stump, Blease is . l6 about the sorriest specimen of a govb ernor that any American State has l3 known since reconstruction.?Louisville, Ky., Times. e t Kills Attacker While on Picket. ^ Charleston, W. Va., Sept. 7.?According to a report received here Ar- ' LS tificer George Long, Company B, shot ^ e and killed one of an attacking party 0 while on picket duty near Sharon in ( e the Kanawha coalfield to-day. It is the first fatal shooting since l] e martial law was declared by Gover- c f* nor Glasscock in the strike region, t ls Long was on sentry duty near a n wood and had been fired on a number ? n of times from ambush. He noted | L - - .. , I P the spot from wnicn tne Dunets ay13 peared to come and fired, killing one 0 of the attacking party. B ld Shooting is also reported to have y ^ occurred at Burnwell, on Paint Creek \ j * but details are not available as all n wires into the trouble section have ~ " been cut. Additional troops have been hurried to Sharon and Burnjr well. Ld sal The "Beggars' News." s ie One of the most remarkable journals in the world is the "Beggars' p e" Journal," now published weekly in I iT Paris. The columns of the paper are i* filled with advertisements calculated h e' to attract the eye of its- readers, and ie some of its "ads." throw a new light 1_ on the beggars' profession. _ "Wanted, a blind man who can y play a little on the flute." "Wanted, a cripple, for a well-pats' ronized resort; one who has lost his rierht nrm Dreferred. Must be able ' " I to give references and a security." ^ The ."Beggars' Journal" also contains regular notices from mendicant ? agents and bureaus, of which there ta are many in Paris, which endeavor ;d to procure for the various large in:h stitutions and health resorts beggars L is able to deal with all situations likely j r- to arise in their business. Fre- g r. quently one may find announcements st of approaching weddings, baptisms id and funerals, and a list of the com- ^ ts ing birthdays and parties given by p persons of wealth. A TROOPS PREVENT RACE WAR ov. Brown Sends Soldiers to Scei of Impending; Trouble. Cummins. Ga., Sept. 7.?Two cor anies of State troops were rusln ere to-day by Gov. Brown to pr ent impending trouble between tl hites and negroes, growing out le severe beating administered rant Smith, a negro preacher, on tl ublic square because of alleged i llting remarks reflecting upon tl omen of this place. The blacks h? ireatened to dynamite the town ay negroes were lynched, but aft le troops arrived the situation b ime quiet and at a late hour to-dJ r. ontnal r>lacVi ti-sc thniip'ht r?rn <J UVIUU1 V1MWU M WW viQU V r . w ble. ? Two negroes were arrested to-da larged with attempted assault upc hite women Thursday night, fr tiles from this place. They we rought to prison here. There w; o excitement until Smith express* is opinion; whereupon a crowd s< pon him and beat him almost i: msible. He was rescued by the o cers and locked up in the vaults ; le court house. There were threats of lynchin )llowed by rumors from a negro pi ic and barbecue near town of plo >r dynamiting the town in the eve: ay negroes were lynched. Excit tent spread and the tofrn filled ra lly with white men from outlyii istricts and the negroes from tl arbecue. The officials immediate ppealed to Gov. Brown with the r lit that one company- from Gaine ille and another from Marietta we ashed here in automobiles, arri lg shortly after noon. Leaving thirteen militiamen' < f TT-n oAmranioc nf fftfl uaiu c nr v/ wui^/uuivu v* ^ww. roops, rushed here to-day to pi ent rioting, left for Marietta, G: >night. They took with them Gra mith, the negro preacher who w 'hipped, and five negroes arrest s suspects in connection with the t smpted assault on a white worn; 'hursday. One of the negroes eported to have confessed to the < smpted assault. Own Threats Caused Death. Craigsville, Va., Sept. 7.?Warn [. Tomblin, formerly of Hot Spring ra., was shot and killed to-day by !. Darnell, while resisting arrest f threatening to kill a young girl f efusing to marry him. Tomb] oarded with Mrs. Hicks, who is sa a have promised him her daughl i marriage when the girl became ears old. When she reached that a few days ago Miss Hicks refused larry him. Tomblin is said to ha worn to kill her and any one w aterfered with him and asserted hen would commit suicide. These threats reached the ears he county officers and J. C. Darn nd M. Jackson to-day were sent rrest the man. Tomblin attempted raw a gun and Darnell fired, killi im. DELICATE CHILDREN Made Strong by Vinol "I wish I could Induce every moi r who has a delicate, sickly child, ry your delicious cod liver Iron ton rinol. "It restored our little daughter iealth and strength after everythl Ise had failed. It tastes so good s Dved to take It?not a bit of cod lft11 taste.?Mrs. C. W. Stump, Cantc )hio.M The reason Vinol is so success! a building up puny, delicate, aili: hildren, is because it Is a combii Ion of the two most world-famed tc cs?the medicinal body-building e aents of cod liver oil, aided by t ?lood-making and strength-creatl: iroperties of tonic Iron. If we can Induce you to try a boti f Vinol as a body-builder a: trength-creator for your child, a: -ou do not find it is all we claim, 1 rill return your money on demand. Peoples Drug Co., Bamberg, S. C. Delays Are Dangerou; ? ' * 1 T 1 1 represent tne Jtraurai junt? j urance Co., of New York, one of t trongest old line companies in stence. Let me show you our ma: ttractive policy contracts. I al epresent the Standard Live Sto nsurance Co., of Indianapolis. TI ? a strong company. Insure yo orses and cattle. W. MAX WALKER EHRHARDT, S. C. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGINE! AND BOILERS Saw, Lath and Shingle Mills, Injec tors, Pumps and Fittings, Wooi z ^ Pnllovc Saws, opilLLtii s, ouai L&f JL UiiVJ k. Belting, Gasoline Engines AROESTOCK LOMBARI 'oundry, Machine, Boiler Worl upply Store. AUGUSTA, GA. Light weight rain proof automobi usters, also fine for traveling me rice $6.00. Write F. G. MERTIK .ugusta. Ga. 4 fzS!AX>7A'< 5 QJ FIRST C 3 u I ? , | | ,e I -A sma.ll leait toili . ?0f I ? prewar adum. -jtnr c ^ (THM provide cfie m 11 lu -t, (vud be a. bu-fj * Tnis-Jcrlane mi sterrr ?: kfelu Karborm^ tilt b" should represent erne's ? An needs, eueru da r? Uie Sa^eta mi cantrt *ds brvnit. jke sa4efcj et iWitoir^ct^ i<? /t Jnc^lnin 1J Q_ | VJWWI WJ \ n J\J at I owr c^eri^tUt b(vr g, I -An wwtatuax is e^tS w | flxcetwit? at I FARMERS & MERG1 e- I 4 per ct. Paid Quarterly on Savings A IS t A MEASURE OF MERIT T-~ 0- ?? s Bamberg Citizens Should Weigh Well & This Evidence. re ??? \ v- Proof of merit lies in the evi- f dence. r Dn Convincing evidence m JtjamDerg ? te Is not the testimony of strangers, ^ e. But the endorsement of Bamberg :y< people. " That's the kind of proof given nt here? as The statement of a Bamberg citizen. it- E. Dickinson, Bridge St., Bamberg, an S. C., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills js did so much for me that I strong- as j ly recommend them. I was subject to attacks of backache and pains across e my loins and my kidneys did not act evei regularly. I took Doan's Kidney to j Pills, as directed, getting them from the Peoples Drug Co. and they beneer fitted me in every way. My kidneys s yg are now in a normal condition and to i V the lameness and soreness in my abil back has disappeared." jja, or For sale by all dealers. Price 50 or cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, lin New York> sole agents for the United ., States. Lia Remember the name?Doan's? ;er and take no other. ~~~ f CHICHESTER S PILLS 1 to _ TnE DIAMOND BRAND. LtdlM! A?k yonr uratgut tor m V6 4ji\ ChUehee-ter** DiamonaTirand>jpV\ , Fill* in Red and fcrold metal lic\\// tlO ?-y ?bo,es? sealed with Blue Ribbon. \ f p v ? ' 9^ wf Take no other. Bur of your " \ ae J ~ fK Brnfffint. AskforCIII.CltE8.TEBS Stat c. Jg DIAMOND BRAND FILLS, for 85 V V fl yean known as Best. Safest, Always Reliable FrM' Of r SOLD Br DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE NOTICE Gra T-0 THKPUBLICfch. ?ffi( ^ When in need of E jc Farming Imple- Hor ments snch as _ ng Corn Drills, Stalk 3 he? Cutters, Disc Harm, rows, Grain BindM ers, Mowers and ng Rakes, Gasoline f )*; Engines, J. I. Case ? is- Road Machinery ? and a I ( "5 tie General Repair Shop nd nd see :d.j.delk BAMBERG, S. C. > i i f Improved Saw Mills. | VARIABLE FRICTION FEED. "SS'k^Z'l jf ? Best material and workmanship, light) J Y running, requires little power; simple J * % easy to handle. Are made in several! sizes and are good, substantial moneyj J k making machines down to the smallest* #44 fii size. Write for catalog showing En-I 9 gines, Boilers and all Saw Mill supplies* ^ Lombard Iron Works & Supply Co.^ p AUGUSTA, CA. Will i PP A WITTS P flAPPOLL A AVAX1 VAM Jk Attorney-at-Law ^ Office in Hoflfman Building J. A ^ GENERAL PRACTICE. BAMBERG, S. 0. ? The Herald Book Store has a nice 10 _ lot of sample box paper. This is a S, fine grade of paper and will be sold at a bargain. T IJSTH& rAJA'"p?oP? k <l oreoi" sliif) ^rn.lvnaeoaa6s OULK t<ms oj^ S<U>TR4 tr (lymsit Moreen oucop of life's s.hjw^$ greatest' wt ij, dnij, ftiences A4 of" juWs flwX j assured buj , > ikmj mtmmLs. /Yidii id e^pen m. | IANTS BANK I icconnts. Ehrhardt, S. C. I fast as he can. He cannot hurt carriage if it is one of ours. For ry carriage here from a runabout a, family coach is built to stand 3 service over rough roads or >oth. Good as our vehicles are pvp thpv arp ftven better in ity to stand long and hard use. -e a look at them. HORSES AND MULES. y G. FRANK BAMBERG, Bamberg, S. C. J. MAYFIELD. W. E. FREE. HATFIELD & FBEE Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. tactice in all the Courts, both ' * :e and Federal. Corporation stice and the winding up of ess a specialty. Business entrustto us will be promptly attended R. J. G. BOOZER DENTIST, DENMARK, duate Baltimore College of Denil Surgery, Class 1907. nber South Carolina Dental Asso y ; iation. ce Rooms 1-2 Citizens Exchange iank Building. its: 9-12 and 2-5 every day. > -* . F. Carter B. D. Carter 3ARTER & CARTER Attorneys-at-Law BAMBERG, S. C. pecial attention gixen to setlement of estates and investiation of land titles. I. MOYE DICKINSON INSURANCE AGENT Will Write Anything Fire, Tornado, Accident, Liability, Casualty, in the strongest and most reliable companies. My Motto: "Buy What I Need in Bamberg, and From Those Who Patronize Me. " 'Phone 10-L, or at Oil Mill BAMBERG, S. C. 9 W. P. RILEY | Fire, Life | Accident f INSURANCE | BAMBERG, S. C. * H. M. GRAHAM Attorney-at-Law [ practice in the United States and State Courts in any County in the State. 4 BAMBERG, S. C. ' ldrich Wyman E. H, Henderson Wyman & Henderson Attorneys-at-Law m BAMBERG, S. C. 9 eral Practice. Loans Negotiated. he Herald is only $1.50 the year. ^