The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, April 15, 1903, Image 5
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To Meet at Macon, Oa., in May, to
DUcuss Matters
SOUTH CAROLINA'S DELEGATES.
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Five HutiMtinitial Funnem From Kucli
County Were Named by Gov- I
ernor Heywnrd to Itcpre- I
sent Us.
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Tlae growing of sugar cane was I
once an industry ot' no little impor- (
tauee in South Carolina and is now ,
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one of the leading agricultural pur j <
suits of Georgia. There will be a big 1
cobvention in Macon on the GLh, 7th
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and 8lh of May for tlie? purpose ol ,
giving.-this industry something of an <
impetus in those sections where it has
been thought of but little. At the '
solicitation of Capfc. 1>. G. l'urse of '
Savannah and other cane growers the
"governor has appointed live delegates
from each county in this State. Thenwill
1m; hundreds of delegates representing
all of the gull States. Follow- '
ing are the gentlemen whom the governor
has commissioned to represent
South Carolina;
Abbeville County?W K Lesly, Abbeville;
l>r. \Vr. A. Hunter, Hunters; '
Win. it Ellis, Abbeville; W A Steven- ]
son, Abbeville; .lobn W. Morrow, Mt. (
Carniel.
Aiken County L F Dieks, IOIlenton; 1
A .1 McElmiirray, I leech Island: -I Cal. |
Courtney, Kitchings Mill; !'? 1> l/nnar.: .
Hang ley; 1 ?r. W K Mealing, Norlhj
. Augusta.
Anderson County -I F Fan!. Towil: ! s
John T Greene, Anderson: .1 l> MrKl
roy, Belt on; .la> it An-.lerson. Peiulle - '
* ' too: I. < ) Ilenii Iteaii
Bamberg Count} D <> 11i* ? t
Hartzog; 11 F lvcarsc. Kearses: \V M 1
Brabham, Bamberg: lion S < 1 Maytield, ?.
Denmark: II 11 ( rimes, Lees. ;
llarnwell County Col \Y R Darling- j
ton, Allendale: Ool Alfred Aldrieli,
Barnwell; George Boy 1st on, Blaekville;
.1 C Wise, Blaekville: ('apt Wyman 1
Jenny, Jennys. s
Beaufort County L Banner, Sea- t
brook; B S Brown, Beaufort: W II McCleod,
Seabrook: W F Coleock, Venias- <
hoc; Joseph Clover, Graham ville. j
Berkeley County?T L Connor, Ku- j
tawvilie; A E McCoy, Bowyer; Win .
Henderson. Iloney Hill; J Seoi t George .
Pinopolis: 1* I) Marce, Moneks Corner. 1
Charleston County. Maj John ,S t
Horlbeck, Charleston: Maj John N 1
Voorhees.Charleston: MajC M (iihson, *
Charleston; Maj WG IIinson, Charles- i
ton; Maj D T West, Charleston. (
Cherokee County William Jelferies, i
Home T M Llttlejohn, Star Farm: .,
J J Magness, Grassy Pond: T 11 Dover,
Grover; W Sam Lipscomb, Ashury.
Chester County Hon P L Hardin, '
Richburg: It E Shannon. Blaekstoek: v
Maj J W Wilkes, Wilkesburg: Capt W s
S Westbrook, ltossville: Col Fred >
Walker, Chester. I
Chesterfield County W A Evans,
Hornsboro; L M Covington, Cheraw; ,
G K Laney, Chestervillo: T N Berry,
Cheraw: A L Evans, Cheraw. v
Clarendon County Lute Plowden, 11
Manning; Hon II B Kiehardson, Fine- a
wood; D J Brabham, Manning; Hon. v
??. JasETindal, Fekler: Mr J S Can ley, t
Summer ton. I
Colleton County C A Eckardt, Wal- (l
terboro: C D May, Walterhoro: O P s
Folk, McLaurin; A K Speights. Hendersonville;
Joseph Dotld, Cottage
v i lit?.
Darlington County Tl Bell, Lydia: '
E M Williamson, Mount Clair: J T t
Rogers, Society Hill: F B (Iranby a
Mount Clair: It II Rogers, Darlington. (i
Dorchester County ?W S Ft soy, St ,
Georges: W W Craig. St Georges: WC
Pearcy, Harleyville: J 1? Bivens, St "
Georges: L E Clauher. '
Edge tie Id Count}? John Briggs, Poverty
II ill: D B Hollingswort h. Edge- v
Held; W A Strom. Sell: ti M Smith. '
Johnston: Mark Toney, Johnston. I
Fairliekl County T \\ Itulf. Rock- i
ton: W W Crosliy. Crosby ville; J R Do- i
laney, Winnsloro: J RCurley, Rocton: ,
It B Lewis, Ridge way.
Florence County ( J (1 Palmer, Cartprcvilln*
I nr\ S Sjtnt I \l*i,'^ IMntV? M < V
Ilaynesworth, Florence, Caliph Lynch, '
Lynclis; Waltef Gregg, Mats Bluil. '>
Georgetown County Col Ualph Ncs- s
hit, Waverly Mills; .(no Kiehardson, l
Camptield; E M hoar, 4G cornet own; t
E F Matthews, Sampit; hr J W Folk, .
Annendalc.
Greenville County- nichardson Harrison,
Cripple Creek; In T 11 League, c
Simpsonvilie: Jerry McKin/.ia. Grove: 5
H F Neevos. Ttgerville; Dr.l K NleKinney,
Bellvicw. |
Greenwood County M Hippos, i
Hodges; Jno 1> Williams, Gaines: S M <
Cooper, Ninety-Six: .1 A Banistej-. (.
Brad leys; G M Kinaro, Greenwood.
Hampton County \V II Tuten,
Crocketville; W FGray, Grays: John
La\vton. Scot ia: M K Long, Bonnett:
A M Until, Hampton.
Horry County J A Mchcrmot, (.'on- I
way; Charley husenhury. Port llarrel- <.
son; J M Stalvey. Stalvey: J t,) Goi- h
ham, Green Sea; J II Alsbrook. Sand- ,
ford. ,
Kershaw County- 'W K Thoinpsoii.
Liberty llill: N A Betliune. Bet hum : '
1 F Holland. Ant loch: B II Boykin,
Boy kin; J N Jones, Lugotl\
Lancaster County W J Cunningham,
Lancaster: Wii>II Clyburn. Ilaile
Gold Mine; Berry Mobley, Heath
Springs: Win L Blaekmon: Oakhurst: 1
t) W Potts, Pleasant Valley. :
Laurens County W II McCrary, ,
Ken no: W II Orummond, Landlords; ,
It 1> Boyd. Tit in I >1 i n<r Shoals: A C ,
Workman, Kinards; W P Harris, Kapley.
Lee County Col J Harvey Wilson,
Mayesville: il E Carnes. Bisliopville: ;1
T E Davis, BishopvillerJohn II Kelly, <
Bisliopville: W W Ilea iron,Bisliopville. j i
Lexington Count \ I >r E C ILdgell. (
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MMIII i I il'l'SV I I H (
S 1' VVingard, Lexington: l>r .1 L Sim- .
ler, Selwood: Lee Muller, Sandy niver.
Marion County VV- A .ISi'own, Marion
James Manning, Little lioek; .I 10 toiler
he, Sellers: .lames DaVis, (Indhold:
L it 1 >aniel, Mulljns. :
Marlboro County .1 il David, l?ennettsvillc;
J F Lverett. Itennet tsville; j
J 1' Harris, Talum; Maj II M I'egues,
Ohoraw; C T Kastcrling, Dennetts- j
ville.
Newberry (Jointly I>r II C Cariile,
Cromer; Joseph L Keitt, I'omuia:
James It Spearman, Newberry: I, I'. <
Aull, Jalapa; Jaintvs It livin, Chap-J1
polls. . j <
Oconee County S f Stribbling. ! 1
Westminister; J D I shell, Wallialla: 1
J?0 Alexander, Seneca: .1 W I'.eaiden, '
ORkway; VV it Davis, Seneca.
Orangeburg County James M Moss, '
Cameron; David II- Itush, Creston: '
Fugene It Walter. < irangeburg: lOd- j i
ward L Chisolm, itowesville: Ilydrick ?
Wienges, Fort Motte. I <
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iMckehb County?tt A Kay, fcasley;
iV T O'Del!, Roanoke; R J John ton,
Central; O W Grlttln, Loopers; L R
)aIton, Daltcn.
Richland County?John C Seegera
Columbia; Richard Singleton. Acton
A' 1' Iirookter, Columbia; L T Wilds,
Join iu hi a; J W Rurnslde, Lykcsland. 1
Saluda County B W Orouch, Salula:
W.I 1' Kinard- Kth.Mi.rhr,.- 1. It
lllivy, Moody: \V L Coleman, Iliggius:
I M Long, Sr., Mount Willing.
Spartanlturg County T M Leonard
ileidsville; F L I'carson, WoodrulT:
I II Gosncll, Spartanburg; Or J M
Lanbam, Moore; T J Moore, Moore.
Sumter County?It P Stackhouse,
)s\vego: K E Aycock, Wedgefleld;
It C (Handing, Sumter; John I Iiroglon,
Sumter: W A Weathers, Sumter.
I'nionCouutv T K Foster. Union;
[j J Browning, Scdalia: P II Jeter,
Jarlisle; S It Ay cock, K el ton; I) A T
Parr, Jonesville.
Williamsburg County W J Slngleary,
Single; It It Chandler, llome:
W S Camlin, Sr., Harpers; J P Kpps.
Jades: A 11 Williams, Pake City.j
York County A M Fewcll, Old
Point; J A Wi lie ford, Itock Hill: Perry
Ferguson, Itandana: W II Windle,
Port Mill: I?r .1 li Saye, Sharon.
BRYAN'S PROSPERITY.
kVh) It ItotliorN Some ol the Newspapers
ol'ttio Country.
The fact that Hon. W. J. Bryan
las just completed a home at Lincoln,
NTeb., is h?ing received with a great
leal of pain by a number of papers
Jrroughout the north and east. These
japers lay particular s. ess ujion the
ret tli.it this house Iras t wen' y looms,
mil "hit Mr. Itryan is not onlv a free
iilver man, hut an eneiget e opponent
if eii- :ru>'s. Tli'-y hold in the axi in
h it ;i \ in.in woo svinpat hi/, s with
ho |> ioiei classes should remain [> mr
limsclf and leave to others the ao'Utirulatioti
of riches. It is said that
Mr. Brvan has already accumulated
Hitwecn $150,000 and $500,000 wurlii
)f property, and asserted that his anmal
income from his paper and otherj
iourees is not less than $50,000 an
lually.
This condition of alTairs is sad, no
iouht, but what is the use of protestng?
An especially generous I'rov- i
deuce endowed Mr. lhyan with mote
han his share of gray matter, and it
s not apparent hoxv toese people are
/O keep him poor. It is true that Mr.
tryan is becoming wealthy without
ippressingany one, and tii.it tnere lias
lever been the least suspicion that
>ne penny of filthy money ever soiled
lis hands. And it is this that hurts,
riie plutocratic organs which are
lained at his prosperity would have no
ll-feeling against him if his money
re re wrung from the sweat and the
uttering of the mass of people. If
dr. Itryan had, for example, secured
lis wealth by cornering the stock of
>al in some city during the existing
lizzard or had devised some plan
rherehy small dealers in cert, in comno
iitics could have been ruined that
, syndicate might capture the trade
vhieh had been theirs, lie would have
icen hailed an a ouptuiu of l?du?li*y.
tut that he should coin this wealth
nit of the gray matter within his
kull, and without Injury to any of
lis neighbors, is, of course, inexeus
hie. It is more inexcusable that he
[oes not change his pohlical views no?
(rat* lie Ins aetpiired a >i leia'Oe
mount ul worldly goods. hut more
lainning than all else is that he is
nuking regularly the salary of a niana;er
of a great syndicate without opiressing
any one whatsoever.
The public will l?e painea along
vit!i ! lie plutocrats at this extraordilarv
conductor Mr. lhyan, hut their
lain will by nn means he as acute,
n fact they may he willing that Mr.
iryan should continue to prosper,
hough the more envious will not tinlaturaily
complain that Providence
ras not more even-handed in its disrihulion
of brains. Mr. I tryan litis
chicved a notable victory in detnontrating
that even at ibis late day
rains are a valuable commodity in
he world, and thai a man may prosier
even yet without oppressing his
icighhurs and without permitting his
onscience to he seared by the acquis!ion
of wealth by furtive methods.
it may he as well to inform these
ilutoeratic organs that wealth is not
11 itself an evil, hut that evil metiiuls
of acquiring the wealth is what
1 lie.>111. Mill 111.11 llllj Will
icver In- able U? convince the work'
Inn honesty acquired wealth is a disgrace.
while wealth dishonesty and
I legally acquired is an honor to the
lolder. May Mr. Bryan continue to
oin wealth out i t his brains until lie
uis all that is necessary to his liappiie?,s.
The pity of it is that most of
he great fortunes in this count ry are
lot in the keeping of such men as
le. New t trlcans Times-1 >emocral.
Will lie Hung.
At Columbia the jury in the case of
Winter Cantey, the negro charged
.villi the murder of Kli/a Kershaw,
t negro woman, returned a verdict of
fuilty Friday afternoon, after being
mt ten minutes and Judge Klugii
ion fenced liim tube handed May 2'Jtli.
,'antPy killed the negro woman < >etoher
2.">th of last year because lie did
not think she treated him right by
utting lier throat with a razor. The
most damaging testimony was that
if a negro in jail at I lie same time
L'antey was there who said Cantey
idmitted the deed to him and wanted
11iin to hide a hloody collar when released.
This will he the lirst hanging
hi Richland county since the celebrated
case of the negro Wade llaynes
twelve years ago.
I,as'c.!Sunday was Raster, the day
that symbolizes the greatest event
thai ever occurred in the world's Iiistory-tln;
resurrection of Jesus Christ
Iro n thedead-the crowning event of
ill! I lie ages, the basie principle of
Lihristianity. This is the cornerstone
if the Christian religion, the point
upon which all sects and creeds are
united and join in considering fundamental.
Some observe the day in one
way, some in another, but those who
worship Christ as the Son of Rod
wise all hope for the future on the
resurrection, the Risen Lord as they
iceept His teachings as the only rule
jf faith and practice.
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trial put opr.
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ter In his denunciation of Mr. Tillman. '
That she communicated the above
remarks of Mr. Gonzales to Lieutenant
Governor Tillman.
Mary .1 ulia Itopcr ,
Sworn to and subscribed iiofore me
this i"th day of February, 1903.
John Gary Evans, (L. S.)
Notary l'ublic for South Carolina. '
After the atHdavits had been read
Col. Croft said that there was additional
information as to Miss ltoper.
lie then went on to ur^e that In so
important a case that it was of the
utmost importance that the witnesses
be present, if it were at ail possible,
and that it was a ri?ht granted by j
! the Constitution, lie could not see }
j tiiat anything was to be gained by |
j the Stale, lie said that lie had never
SITIl a cjisi> ii'iiIit <imil:ir i-ir.'iim- I
stances forced to trial.
TUK JUDOK'S DECISION.
Judge Klugli after tlie full statement
by counsel, promptly announced
his decision in favor of a continuance
of the case.
As soon as Judge Klugli had announced
his decision on the motion,
which was received without any
manifestation. Solicitor Thurmond
arose and said: "1 would Use to have
the defendant arraigned, unless the
three days' notice is waived.
This sec.ned to be an entire surprise
t * the defence, and Mr. Nelson said:
"it seems to us that is unusual.
'I he case has been continued and there
is no use to have the arraignment
now. Possibly before tlie arraignment
we may have some plea or motion
to make and we should not he required
to plead now."
Solicitor Thurmond: "The plea
should come after arraignment and
not before."
Mr. Nelson: ' I disagree with tin
Mtliciior as I > that and will cite him
: lie case of the State versus Itoyd, 50
S. C. we cannot tell yet what It may
be necessary lor u., to take advantage
of. The case is continued and no further
progress should be made in it
now," and lie did not see that any
good could be had by having the arraignment
at his time, as the case
had been continued and that ought to
end the matter for this term of the
Court.
Judge Klugh expressed his view and
said: "i hardly think anything can
he gained by putting tiie defendant to
uis plea, lo view ot t be statement
of counsel further proceeding in lite
cause at this term must be postponed.
I'lie defendant will Ik* remanded and
tiie ease continued." This ended the
matter in the Court for tlie present.
Senator It. It. Tillman was present
during the hearing of the case and
sat with .las. II. Tillman. After lhe
decision of the Court. Mr. Croft, Mr.
Nelson, Senator Tillman and Mr.
James 11. Tillman retired to one ol
the rooms in the Court House and
held a conference, which lasted for
fully an hour. During the progress
of the conference Col. Cieorgc Johnston
and Mr. Ceo. It. llembert were
present. The prisoner was taken to
tlie Itichlaud County jail after his
conference with ids counsel.
onime arooz x?hvial.
Wilt* Of ProlllilHMlt < 'U II Iviininimr
??l" Shroveport 1 v i 11<-< 1. |
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Mrs. A1 itit? Matthews, aged la years I
wifeof Frank Matthews, a well known I
civil eugiuet r, of Shreveport, La., !
was lent ally murdered in her bed
early this morning by a negro who, it t
is belie\ed outraged his victim. The i
woman's little daughter. Aline, aged '
10. was fatally wounded. An axe was ;
the instrument employed in both
cases. Kd I'orter. a negro strongly i
suspected of the crime, was shot to l
death by two police sergeants while i
at templing to escape, lie bad been 1
hid down at a point about live miles i
from Shreveport. 1
The discovery of the crime was made i
it .*?..'{(( o'clock Saturday morning by a i
servant, who entered the lied room of I
Mrs. Matthews. The unfortunate i
woman, who was almost backed to i
pieces, had been dead for some time, i
ller little daughter was still alive i
when the servant entered. Kntrance
was cilleeted through a side window
and although there were 1persons in
the house, which is situated in the <
| very heart of the residence part of i
Shreveport, no one beard a single sus- !
picious sound during the night. I
The skull of Mrs. Matthews was ;
crushed and the indications are that
she had been criminally assullcd. The
child's skull was fractured, her chest
crushed and shoulder lacerated. Mrs.
Mat thews wore a diamond ring and
diamond earrings, which were not
touched by the murderer. Three i
poekethooks containing money were >
also left in the room. An axe covered
witli blood and hair was 1< mid in
the kitchen.
Itloodhonnds look up the trail hut
iu 1 II .IH I I;IIII^ II SIMM i (HSiaOCC.
A Kansas City Southern engineer notili
-?1 the police of the appearance of
a negro covered with blood on the
tracks of the railroad and a posse was
organized to hunt him down. The
posse separated and Sergeants Herald
and I lot | ue moo re soon came upon the
negro. He made a desperate dash for
a ravine and the olllcers tired four
shots at loin, two of which tookelleet
in his hark, killing him instantly. The
negro's clothing was covered with
blood and his shoes tilted the bloody
foot prints in the kitchen of the Matthews
home.
Triple Murderer llung,
Islosliow.-ki, alias Chapman, the
Soiithwaik saloon keeper who murdered
t>> p ison three women who
lived with hiin as his wives in different
parts of London, Kngland, was
hanged Wednesday hi Wandsworth
jail. Ilt> was ina state of complete
collapse and had to he supported by
wardens, lie protested Ids innocence to
the end, declared his real name was
Chapman and said was an American
by birth.
Ileal li ol' a Ciulct.
( adet Louis A. Itoherts, of the
South Coroliua Military Academy at
Charleston, died there on Tuesday of
last week of heart disease. lie was
J from Ninty-Six.
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~K HIT AT TttUSTST
Unite i States Court Declares Securities
Companies Il'egkl.
THE FOUR JUDGES UNANIMOUS.
The Opinion, Which In Clear Cut
and Striken Out from the
Shoulder. Wan Written
hy J utlice Thayer.
The position of the United States
government in the suit brought
itfuinct t.)io c? *-* * * - -
8m?mv v..w *.wtvuciu o.i/unuus company.
the Northern Pacific and Ureat
Northern lailraws and individual oflicialsand
directors of those companies,
was sustained in the decision
landed down in the United States cirjuit
court of appeals at St. Pauls,
Minn., Thursday. The case was
originally brought in the United
States court, hut under a special act
>f congress was taken at once to the
;ourt of appeals, which court was to
expedite the hearing and decision of
Hie case in every manner possible.
The taking of testimony in St. Pauls
ind New York lasted for several weeks
ind the argumoots in St. Louis before
Circuit Judge Caldwell, Sanborn,
Thayer and Vandevcnter took several
lays. The decision of the court was
written by Judge Thayer and was
tiled in St. Pluls, where the original
iction was iiltituted. An appeal to
the United States supreme court will
be taken immediately. All four
judges concurred in the conclusions of
the court, which were stated by Circuit
J udge Thayer.
Judge Thayer, in thenpuion, rceilis
the petition which was brought, under
the anti-t rust act of 18'Jt) and adds
that under the act of Feb. II. IttUJ.
this case, being of "general public iinportance,"
has been given precedence
jver others, and in every way expedited
It is declared that, from the admissions
of t|ie pleadings the matters
>f fact are t hat the roads were parallel
and competing lines and that t hey
bad jointly .secured control of the Purling
ton linc,jthat in IhUl a holding
company had been formed hy large
owners of tlie stock of the Northern
Pad tic and Great Nortliern railways,
tiy wliich new company large stock interests
and been acquired at an agreed
price, and tlx.'court holds that "tin'
tcheme wliieii was thus devised and
:onsumated led inevitably to the following
results:
The following from The State will
ihuw the far reaching results of the
ieeislon: Tlie Nortliern Pacific and
[freat Northern railways traverse
several States on parallel lines and
were direct and active *0111 petitors for
the immense business in their territories.
Prom time to time there were
rate wars, and always the country
traversed had the benefit of competition.
An etTurt was finally made hy
lie dominant interest of one system
Lo obtain control of the other. The
illegality of such combination was too
lagr&nt to stand even the dim light
ast Oil such t.r:insnel.lr?n? tiv I lu? imv
.nf :*? - i * *? t.hpn
Lluit the genius of J. Pierpont Morgan
was called into play as a trust
jrganizer. With the consent of the
itockholders of both roads Morgan
planned to defeat the spirit of the
aw, combine the two systems and
iill competition in that territory
hrough the medium of the Northern
Securities company.
To circumvent the law against on
-ompeting road acquiring and operating
a rival, the Securities com: any
was organized in New Jersey to open
ite both the Great Northern anil
Northern Pacific railwavs for llit
mutual henelit of the stockholders ol
those roads. The stockholders of the
railroads surrendered their holdings t<
the Securities company and were issued
stock of that company. Tin
two roads were worked as it belonging
to one system and compel itiou in rati
ceased. The earnings of both went
into the same strongbox from whirl:
stockholders of each, standing on tlu
same footing, were paid. South Car
alina has a law prohibiting the consolidation
of competing railroads. It
the Morgan scheme was legal, it would
then he practicable for stockholder ol
the two lines between Columbia and
Charleston (supposing thetu to !> independent
systems) to surrender thoii
stock to an individual or company
giving the holder authority to oper
ate troth roads as one system for tin
mutual Interest of owners of the tw<
1 i nes.
The boldness of the undertaking an.
the seeming security of the promoter:
in perpetrating this injustice on tin
public are astonishing. The right:
of the people who granted the chart
ers which permitted the railroads an
ignored, their purpose thwarted, tlu
competition they desired smothered
Morgan says an appeal will he take:
to the United States supreme cour
but he ran hope for nothing fron
that tribunal. The court of appeal:
administers a hard rap to the State o
New Jersey, the breeding emu ml fo
corrupt corporations, but it migh
have been more severe. That lie
citizens may escape taxation, tin
pood name of the commonwealth isoi
the market for sale to any who havi
the price.
I>i<l Their l>uty Nobly.
The action of the Virginia legisla
tore in the case of Judge Clarence .1
Campbell is creditable to the State
Judge Compbell walked down Iron
the b nch to cowhide a preacher. Tin
Columbia State says in the investiga
tion by the judiciary committee o
the legislature, this charge was proved
and it was further developed tha
ttic judge was iu league with tin
liipior element in Ainherst county
AI Lbougii a man of acknowledged m
lluetice and having a majority of hi
personal friends on the tnvesligatin;
committee, there was no attempt t
whitewash. A report of the fact
was made, and on that showing tin
house of delegates, by a ballot of >;
to IS, voted to remove the unwdrtlr
official from the bench. They havi
hut done tlieir simply duty to tin
State, t>ut moral courage is so snldoti
displayed in tliese bodies, where s<
many eyes are looking to the mail
chance, that the Virginia case de
serves comment.
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Aft IlttftfidBlVE SOfcftft J
That Recently Took Place In a
<'lucatt<> Jury liootn.
An Iinptossive scene U?ok place re- 1
eently in a jury room in Chicago.
Patrick Declian wusuu trial for murder
and when the jury retired for !
deliberation the foreman, William II.
Dietz, suggested to his fellow jurors
that they kneel in prayer and ask for j
divine guiJauee. The suggestion was |
adopted and Foreman Dietz led his
fellow jurors in prayer. The verdict j
of the juiy was not guilty. To a
newspaper reporters Foreman lHetz
said:
"1 felt before we could do anything
in the matter of taking a vote on Deehan's
guilt or innocence that personally
1 needed wisdom. God has said
to us when we needed wisdom that we
should pray for it. 1 felt that the
Holy Spirit should be my guide in
this matter because of the evidence
we had heard. 1 therefore asked my
brother Jurors to kneel down and ask
, God for wisdom that we might look
to Him for guidance. 1 believed that v
every juror knew there was a God,
though tiiere were many denomina- .
, Lions represented. At my request not
one refused to kneel." (
One member of the jury, referring r|
to the incident, said: "We were sur- j
prised when Foreman Dietz asked us i
, to kneel with him in prayer, hut I "
thought it right, and followed him in
, my heart. 1 was praying myseir in
my own words, but as I remember his
words they were: 'Our Heavenly
Father, we pray to Thee for guidance J
in this act we are about to commit in
deciding the fate of the defendant.
, We ask Thee on our bended knees to
guide us in our deliberations, that
justice may be done. We ask Thee to
guide us hy Thine omnipotent power
in our deliberations and give lis the
wisdom to decide between right and
wrong, for Thine is the kingdom, the
power and the glory forever and ever.
Amcu.'"
It is related that the defendant ?
showed no emotion nor offered to t
thank the jurors when the verdict
was rendered. Later, however, on
being told that the jurors knelt in
prayer before entering upon their
deliberations, the defendant said: "I
did not khow that. I am not a pray- r
ing man, nor even a Christian, hut 1 am
deeply thankful to the jurors,
especially Mr. Dietz, fur the result of
their prayer if it led tliem to believing
me not guilty. 1 am not guilty
of murder. 1 hope their prayer will I
do more for me that it will lead me i
to the same God that Mr. Dietz wor- j
ships."
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
I'lie Pitiful Ktiiliug of an_Uiifortu- |
mite Woman's I.lie.
A correspondent of Tlic News and 1
Courier, writihg from Hover In Burkeiey
county, under date of April 7,
says: l'ossibly, the most shocking I
tragedy ever known in this com- ^
munity occurred here last Sunday, 1
adding one more to the long list of /1
homicides retlecting so plainly the
lawlessness existent in our State. Dr. j
.1. L. B. Ciilinore. resident physician
at the neighboring town of Molly I Iilll, j
was summoned on Sunday afternoon I
to the beside of one "Belle Brandon." /
; who lor about six weeks past bail cen
living at this pia-*.' \\:*h F. F. liar!
berson. The patient died about 5
j o'clock on the same afternoon from j
altogether unnatural causes. An
ioutopsy held yesterday revealed tile ]
| ] fact that her death was without
I doubt the result of most brutal treat- J
inent, supposed to have been received
at the hands of Iiarberson the pre- .
vious night.
') The jury of inquest empanelled by j
i Magistrate A. E. McCoy, came to the
above conclusion after the exainina- .
1 lion of several witnesses, some of
11 whom heard an altercation at
' 1 larberson's residence on Saturday
' night, and were eye witnesses of the
; victim's condition previous u> her
death on the afternoon of the <*?th inst. j
' Various bruises of the body indicated ;
1 brutal blows with lists and feet, the
' indentation made by the toe of a shoe I
being plainly in evidence; and a severe :
blow on the head, administered doubt- 1
less with a cornice pole, found in the 1
' room, adhering to which were *
' splotches of blood and strands of a
' woman's hair, produced a hasty death (
by causing concussion of the brain. ]
' Advice from the chief of police of
s Charleston convey the information
' t tin t until :i <llnrl time fine "Itelle
s Ltraudon" lived on West street, in that
* city, and effects here belonging to tlie ]
' victim go to show that her true name '
is probably Mary A. Malonc, and that '
* during the past eight or nine years
1 she was a resident of Augusta, Da.
1 where she now has relatives. Dis1
patches have been forwarded to Augms
ta seeking information concerning
' tbe deceased, but no response having
r been received at this writing the body
1 has lwen interred in a private cemer;
icry i>y Magistrate McCoy,
This vicinity is shocked by tbis
1 horrible death and unparalleled
a brutality only more tlian by the victim's
arrival In re some weeks ago
with llarberson, whose wife lives at
I present on an adjoining lot and who.
' because of inhuman treatment at the
* bands of her husband, lias been forced
a to abandoned his companionship. Tlie
1 feeling which has been rife here tor
15 weeks has only been augmented by
* tbe late tragedy, but without reslort
1 to extreme measures llarberson was
" committed to jail.
H
.1 Acting Secretary Darling of the I
navy hits directed Hear Admiral Kvans
s commander-in-chief of the Asiatic i
; I station, to have the supply ship!
i?, Justin, while on its way to the Pacific
s coast, call at the Island of Yap and
i' | leave there tlie attorney of the heirs
t i of David O'Kecfe, the late king of j
y | that island, who came from Savannah,
e'fiji., and on his death left a large'
e estate, for the possession of which liis
a j heirs w ill make a tight. The navy
? | department lias not agreed, however,
i to provide a ship for the return of the
* American attorney on tlie completion
of his mission.
| new and scientific compaund midt from root*, barbs and berks?caaMai
aettlier opiates uar polaona. It purifies tka Mood and reraovri t.'ie cauaaa at
rheumatism and all blood diseases. Anjrona can taka RtlttTIACIDB with a baatula
aalaty. Doaa not lojura tbo digestive organs.
TWO CURES.
F?x>rknce, P. C., Aug. 18. 1003. Oari ihoto*. 8. C-, Aug. 19th. IMC.
Gontlemou I began to suffer from OentlemeoAbout two rears ago I
rheumatism about three years ago. anil bad a very severe attack of luflammaha<l
it very bad In my limbs. At timea tory rheumatism. I suffered groat pain
I could hardly walk. Was treated by
a phy.iolan without benefit. Moro thuu ,Ty two ^yalc^^a without
a yaar ago, Mr. George Wilson, an engl- relief. Capt. Marker, a couductor on
ne?r on the Coast Line, living In Flor- the Atlantic Coast Liu* heard of my
ence, told mo that "Kbei'macibb" condition and sunt tne two bottlea of
cured him. I z<>i a bottle and it bone- " HiiedmaCIde." I began to taka It
fitted me. I took live bottles ?nd am and In a 1 fjup ""d olJ
now an well ua 1 ever wh? in m? life orutcbea. After taklug three bottles of
?Z,A7? V? 7 *>' remedy I got entirely well and
r.ItukUMAcinE as a great went back to my business,
medietas. 1 know of others It has I peraoimtly know of a number of
curad. other bail cases that were cured by the
' Truly use of your medicine. In this town and
I vicinity. It is all that you claim for It.
8. T. BURCII. Truly. J. L. BISKRON.
9 Sold by Druggists. Will be ?ent express paid on receipt of fi.oo. R
^Bobbitt Chemical Co., - - Baltimore, Hd., U. S. A.M
Jberokee Remedy ol ^
weet Glim & Mullein
'ures Coughs, Cold h, Whooping Cough, La< ?*ij>t h kikI all
L1 hrout and Lung'I roubles Made of Pure Sweet Gum. Mul
ein and Ilottey. Vuur Druggist sells ir ^i> and f>o
rhe Cctl?Ie Compan v,
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IN TIIIC AX)RLD.
Factories, Chicago and St. Charles, Illinois.
Capital, TWO MILLION DOLLARS, $2,000,000.
I'.ranch House, 2H2 King St. Charleston. S. C.
PIANO.^ ANJ) ORGANS Sold on Easy Terms. Before buying
write for our catalogue and terms. Factory prices made.
A full line of Sheet Music and small Musical Instruments in slock.
J. V. WALLACE, Manager.
THE CABLE COMPANY,
CllA HLKSTt IN, S. C.
Buioik WOHKS,
COLUMBIA, s. c.
Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes to order. Fire Proof Tera
Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared h> till orders for thousands or for millions.
(COLUMBIA LUMBER & MFG. GO. 1
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CoNDKNSKU S( IIKDI LK. f T |> JA SA /AT(TV
Trains doing South. Dated April JLV. l)Jv lav^A I f
4th, BH)2.
Nor. *o? N?,3 1{01)PJXG.
a m p in P m
jv Florence 3 20 7 55 Inexpensive to lay.
" lvingstree 0 07 Easy to keep in rerair. ___
ir Danes 4 :?i 5> 2H p m Light and very durable.
,v Lanes 4 .{?> <? 2^ i Waterpro* f and ordorless.
rr l harleston ....<> < " ^ b? Not affected by change of tem'
a in ' a in pcrature.
..v Florence ' ? to Elastic.
" Kingstree i ?."??? Acid and Alkah-proof.
ir Lanes 11 oh ....I Fire-resisting and oil-proof.
.v Lanes 11 00 * -hi Vermin will not attack it.
I r Charleston ..... 1 l'> 1145 All ready to lay.
i r.i :ns (n)iiig_ Norllb. ( ^ Needs no painting or coaling.
" ,s * Will not dei.-rioratc with age.
a 'ii p in an- t
^ * I Id I Ull Oil*...... ? I M ? .>?,!? *? !*? XT I I I J a* V * ' I I l lilL
Vi Lanes s AT 0 4A H 1>
,, Kinpstree *?. southkastern j
Vr ! loreiioe !>
np"tn:^ i.imi; & cement
.v < harlcston 4 20 > 2;>
?.lw \* coml'any.
kinpstree ....
^ * iViiiy j AH classes building material, :
JTuesday, Thursday and Saturday en \iu FSTO\ s r
No. A2 runs through to Columbia via '
Tent ral It It of S C.
Trains Nos. 7N and A2 run via Wilson
ind Fayettville Short Line- and
nake close connection for all points
N' orl h. .
Trains on C. & 1>. It. It. leave _ c 2 is
Florence daily except Sunday 10 o*? a m _ O sj
irrive Darlington 10 AO a ni. ilartsvillc 77 - w t, 1
;V? p m, (Uieraw 11 4A a in.. Wadesl?oro ?; ? r* . ? ? <
12 Ao pin. Leave Florence daily ex- cs=x 5 - A > ? - - &
rept Sunday ti oo p m. arrive Darling- c=j ~z "7 - 7 "'v*
o x 2A p m, Bennettesville t? 22 p m, 1=5 = G - s as U c! w
tibson 10 20 p m. Leave Florence Sun- s: c? W '* 2 " ?
lay only 10 OA a in, arrive Darlington | ^ s 7 ?
10 30 a 111. <=-=> 7 i^CC f' c X!?-,c u.
F^l i; a ? x ^ - -e ? 3
Leave Gibson daily except Sunday o=s x. ?0 >?
> fiO a ni, Itennettsville t> Ao a m. arrive * 3 ~ = ?3 ? ..v
Darlington s 1.7 a in, leave Darlington , ~ r W _.5 rt 0
i 70 a 111. arrive Florence i? la a in. fas ? ^ C ~ 5-2~~
Leave Wadeslioro daily except Sunday 2 z. < f 7>c >
1 10 p in, C'lieraw 17 p m, Harlsvilie ; 5 -7
il."?ain. I>arIington ti 20 p m, arrive ^ > .oJl.ss~
Florence 7 (Hi p in. Leave Darlington ~t <
STo a m. arrive Florence n 17 a in. w' ? S S
11. M. EnierTon, (Seii'l Pass. Agent,
.1. K. Keiily. < Jcneral Manager. t
K. M. Kinerson, Traltic Manager. : ? .... . _ . ^ w w
? f0r the cash
oii it I oar.
W. K. Wingate. a Charleston policeman,
arrested in Augusta, (la., Tliurs- we wil you gtia rnntetvl
day night for disorderly conduct, and ,.
locked up in a coll at the police har- sD'icDy pure Lli-seeii Oil iii
racks, escaped during the night by . , , . , .... . .,
wrenching the cell door otr its hinges, j *t **-" 1 It' a lot ? <'t> per gallon,
lie got away tron^U,ecityL | R:lw or Boiled.
ma L \l ( a" ExfI:l'
N 68 JO 100 Stoi Builders Supply Co.,
, . (>lj Plain StColun.l>i;i, S. C.
If you arc not \v< . .*!d vanUO *?? * the
t (Jitf1 ilHtl I Ollitlllti
tviSexual Veakness), i " ,nf / \A CHARLESTON
UV' South Carolina,
/eyaudB'tddfrCom- s While Linit1, IVmonts, Fire
Of'w"!rnen?-N01 nl^Thp Prick>. Terra Col I a Pipes.
Hhnn.dl.etn Why Not There?
ed. %tt ^>r Hathaway. . . ... _ .
the author. Is reeojj mass tnom in^; held at Schenired
as the ??est au nectady, N. Y.. Friday ni^ht re.solnthe'VnHed
Htates'on t ions wore adopted with much enn*
hatha wo thee .upases. Write thusiasm, endorsing the action of
or send ."or the t> >.ik yt-ti want to-day, and it ? u .... _
will iKMit you frr-calrd. AtMrcus I. N>w- r?M(l( lit i\OJ>lNtll ill iippoinlill^
ton iiati.away. m p negroes to otllec and "upholding the
kw In ma it Building 2'Jj S. Broad St rights of thecolored pe >ple to partako
Atlanta, (?a of the fruits of citizenship."