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VOL. II. NO. 23. ?CAMDEN, S.C., THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1905, S1.50 Per Year Sudden Summons Came to Renowned Diplomat and Famous Statesman DEATH WAS ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED The Secretary of 8tate Had Paaaed the Most Comfortable Day of Hla Week's lllneaa and Slumbered Quiet ly Up to Midnight, When Hla Fee ble Summoni Brought Nurte and Doctor. Vfewbury, N. H.t Special.?Secretary or State John Hay died at 12^5 Sat urday morning. The signs immediate ly proceeding bis death were thoee of pulmonary embolism. Mr. Hay's condition during all of Friday had beea entirely satisfactory. The bulletin of Secretary Hay's death was signed by Charles LJ3cud dor, M. D., and Fred T. Murphy, M. D. Newbury, N. H., Special.?The body of Secretary of State, John Hay, whose unexpected death early Saturday has caused sorrow throughout the land and evoked expression of sympathy and regret the world over, lies In a room of "The Fells," the quaint gam brel-roofed mansion which for 14 years had been tho summer homo of the liay family. Just one week ago the Secretary ar Sunapee this season. Mrs. Payne Whitney, another daughter, is on her way to Europe. Mr. Hay died at 12.25 o'clock morn ing. The last momenta of the states man were peaceable and the end came almoet without a struggle. The suddenness ot It all Was Stag gering. The Secretary Friday had passed the most comfortable day since his illness began, a week ago. He was to sit up Friday. The patient had bidden his wife and physicians good night at 10 o'clock. An hour lat er he was sleeping quietly* Almost at the stroke of 12, the Secretary was seized with a turn. He called feebly and a nurse responded. The sick man wag breathing with great difficulty* Dr. Scudder was speedily summoned and it required but a glance for him to determine that the end was but minutes away. The household was aroused. The wife reached her hus band as he was breathing his last. The son, Clarence Hay, hurried into the sick room, but was too late. PULMONARY EMBOLISM. Death wag caused by plumonary em bolism; according to Dr. Scudder. "the patient did not suffer greatly in his last moments. Aside from great diffi culty in breathing, thero was no strug gle. Stimulants were ineffective. The JOHN HAY. rived at this village from Washington wearied with the cares of stato and anticipating a "long Hummer's rest." The name launch in which Mr. Hay made the short trip from Newberry to the landing at "The Fella" convey ed relatives ef Mrs. Hay to the cot tiige, where they brought sympathy and help to the stricken woman and her only son. The only members of the Secretary's family at "The Fells" when the end enmo wero Mrs. Hay and Clarence Hay. Mrs. James A. Wadswortli, of GcnoHeo. N. Y., a daughter, has been 111 recently and had not been at Lake True Bill in Murder Case. Tampa, Fla., Special.?The grand jury Sunday morning brought In in dictments charging Irving Hopkins Wilder as principal, and Samuel H. Wilder as accessory to the murder of Oscar Drannon. After receiving the true bills. Judge Wall discharged the Jurors and ordered the court to tako a recess until next Wednesday morning. The Wilder# are out on ball. King Edward 8ends Message. Oyster Hay, L, F? Special.?The first cablegram rccoived by the President from a foreign ruler regarding Mr. Hay s death came from King Edward, as follows: "London, July 1. "To the President: "1 beg to offer the expressions of my deepest sympathy on the occasion of the death of your distinguished Secre tly of State. Mr. Hay, whom I had the plejMtre of seeing very recently. His Iofs to the great country over whit h von preclde will be a national one. EDWARD R." Off For the Funeral. Newbury. N. H? Special.?A special trrln hearing the body of Secretary of hi ate John Hay left Newbury Sunday for Cleveland. <>., whore the Interment will tHl<e place. The funeral party consisted of Mrs. Hay, the widow; Clarence Hay; Dr. Charles \,. Scudder, of Boston, who at tended Socretary Hay during his last Illness; Mr. and Mrs. 8amuel Mather, of Cleveland, the latter a sister of Mrs. Hay, and 8. A. Raymond, also a rela Lve ol Mra* Hay. Secretary lapsed Into unconsci ousness and seemed to fall asleep at last. The consternation of tho household was complete, and It remained for I3r. Scudder to assiuno charge of affairs. After two hours tho physician was driven to tho village, where half a dozen telegrams were dispatched. Tho first went to President Roosevelt, at Oyster Hay. The second was address ed to the Stato Department nt Wash ington. Tho other* were sent to friends of the family. Dr. Scudder re turned to "Tho Fella" 100 Escape. Llbau, By Cnble.?A hundred mu tineers who refused to surrender with their comrades escaped to the forests where they are still at large.The party attacked and robbed an old man in the suburbs. During tho mutiny three men were killed and six wero wounded. All la quiet at the commercial port, which Ik situated a short distance from tho war spot. The reports that navigation Is Interrupted here are untrue. No Effort to Capture Insurgents. St. Petersburg, fey Cable.?The un precedented spectacle of a powerful modern battleship cruising around In the Black Sea In the hands of a crew who, under tho rules of International law, cannot be regarded as other than pirates, and of the admiral In com mand of the rest of tho Kuxlne fleet frankly confessing his inability to cope with the situation, nnd ordering the fire of his warships to be drawn, has stupefied the Russian Admiralty. Tho whereabouts of the errant bat tleship Knlaz Potemklno is unknown here; no plans for capturing her have been made, and the policy of non-inter ference seems to be at present In vogue. Conductor Killed In Freight Wreck at Franklinton. Raleigh, Special.?In a head-on collis ion of two freight trains at Frank linton. on the 8enbonrd Air Lino. Fri day night. Conductor Hudson, of Wel don, waa killed. He was In tho cab of tho south bound, tho latter having fail ed to tako tho siding. Tho engineer nnd fireman Jumped, but Hudson re mained on the cab. Both trains wore badly wrecked. OPENING OF SllMMil SCIOOL The Largest Number of School and College Workers Ever Assembled In South Carolina. Clem son College Special to Colum I 8*at?- The State Summer School and the State Teachers' Association combined make the largest gathering teachers evttt assembled In South ThA0'!^*' M ,ar P? th!> writer recalls. The regular enrolled attendance at ?nrt 8"mme1r ?chool is now about 570 attending !i * ,ar*Q number besides attending the association. The total ta now estimated at 650 ? ?,*xercl8e? of the association be gu with a quartette by Messrs. S. H. * "I' 51 * Dr. A. L. Man nin?l^ k ^ -4 M taann, accom * S Shhrdfc The celved nr J^Jfw^tlcdlly re nf n> it ~ ** Pres?Iy. President ?f? lnae College then led In prayer. 8^te Superintendent of Education w r;1Mart,n then Introduced Col. R. w. Simpson, chairman of the board #CI?ma?n College. Mr. Martin told of the hard work Col. Simpson had done for education in rd,8, *r,?UOU! looking to the founding of Clemson College. Col. Simpson then made the address of welcome, telling the teachers that the doors of the college were thrown wide open and that everything and every body was at their service. Prof. A. O. Rembert, of Wofford Col lege, chairman of the executive com bUhLlr' ^M?KCalIed 0n to respond on m?I ? . . of the association. He said that it was an honor to be invited to Clemson College, but that to be wel comed t6 a spot made saCred by one of the noblest lives that have enriched the history of our country was more than an honor. Prof. Rembert then introduced the president , of the association. Prof. P. T. Brodie, of Clemson College, who read a carefully prepared paper deal ing with the great problems before the public schools. The first discussion was on the in troduction of manual training into the common schools. Prof. W. M. Riggs of Clemson. led off and contended that manual training could not profitably be given in such schools?that is. such manual training as is given in col leges. The main obstacles were cost of equipment and time for the work Superintendent E. L. Hughes of Greenville, agreed with Prof. Rlggs as to cost and lack of time, but maintain ed that some of the simpler and less expensive methods ought to bo intro duced Into all of our schools, and gave strong reasons for his beliefs. The president then announced the following committees: On nominations: Prof. Pat teuton Wardiaw. Supt. E. L. Hughes* -On*. S. H. Edmunds, Miss Minnie Macfeat and Mr. E .S. McCowan. On resolutions: Dr. J. L. Mann. Dr. J. P. Kin'*rd end Miss Selby. Auditing committee: 8upt. E. S. Dre her. Supt. J. E. Doland und Prof. F. E Hinnnnt. On memorials: Supt. A. it. Hanks, Dr. F. Y. Pressly and 8upt. M. W. Peurifoy. The secretary and treasurer, L. W. Dhk. of Abbeville, without whom the ass ?elation could hardly exist, was kept busy collectig dues last night. He is the best secretary and treaaurer that can be found, and has held this office almost from the beginning of the atnnc'atioti. The following members of the State board of education are here for the meeting of that board to be held to morrow: Hon. O. B. Martin, Messrs. A. R. Banks, W. K. Tate, J. E. Boland, I). W. Daniel, A. O. Rembert. H. M. Ajror and A. J. Thackston. The colleges are well represented nt lhe State Teachers' Association. From South Carolina College are: President Benj. Sloan. Dr. A. C. Moore. Prof. F. Ilorton Colcock and Prof. Patterson Wardiaw: from Winthrop. Dr. I>. B. Johnson. Dr. J. P. Kinard. Miss Minnie Macfeat, Miss Wycliffe, Miss Kathar ine Mulligan and Miss E. E. Lumpkin; from Erskln, Dr. F. Y. Pressly; from Wofford. Prof. A. G. Rembert; from Kurman. Prof. M. D. Earle; from the Greenville College for Women, Mis? Kvelyn Cc/-?:er; from Clemson a larg? number of the members of tho faculty Hon. J. J. McMahan, of Columbiu cannot forget liis love for school work, and he Is here for the association. Col. J. J. Dargnn came yesterday. Ho will lecture during the session of the summer school. Hon. and Mrs. M. F. Ausel. of Green ville, ere here. Prof. Joseph Spencer Stewart, of the University of Georgia, Is expected here today, lie Is to speak tonight. Reduction of Freight Charges. Columbia. Special.?Kfcent corres pondence between the secretary of the South Carolina Wholesalers* Associa tion and the traflc managers of the large railroads doing business In this State strengthen the hope indicated In this correspondence several weeks ng< that important freight reductions are to he granted this territory In the near future. The agitation which the pied mont commercial bodies started In the beginning of the summer against dis crimination In favor of Atlanta points and a recent decision of Judge Speer, in Georgia, in which he decided that the.Southern had no right to raise the rate on lumber, have had an Important bearing In the case, It Is thought. The Southeastern Freight Association Is said to be working out the problem of making certain reductions, but In such a way as not to disturb present com mercial conditions, and to this end la collecting copies of way-bills and bills | of lading so as to have calculation on I amounts shipped. I Charters and commissions went to a | number of important new enterprises. ! The Marshall-Wescott Harrdware Com pany. of Charleston, was chartered with a capital of $f>0.000; E. H. Prlngle, president and treasurer, and O. T. Prlngle, secretary. These were com missioned: The Palmetto Paint Com pany, Columbia, capital, $25,000; cor porators. w. A. Tunader, W. B. Ijow rance and W. J. Murray; the Sunjter Cotton Warehouse, capital, $25,000; the j Lynch-Letton Company^, Columbia, draylng, capital, 110,000; corporators, C. J. Lynch and J. B. I jetton; Uie [ Woodslde Cotton Mills, of Greenville, Increased Its capital from $200,000 to $?00,000. 1000 AREI DROWNED , ? ? ? ?????. Sepui tf FrifflrtM Uss tf Lift ifl a JKexkJi Waiflf Ttva CORPSES FLOAT III EVEIY STKEET AolnjHlio, Built In a Qrtat Gorge In thd MluntalMf h Partly 8ubm?ro?d, and the Breaking ?f a Dam Abova the City Would Maan Utter Ruin One Report laya at Leaet 100 Were Drowned and a later One Plaeta the Dead at 1,000. ?* ' ?P*?la!.?No newa lus l?? r?tlved dlr^ly from Chwmjuto > great Bood u,It m|n|n( city now the Important seat of ?Ut B?..k American and Brtlah companies. The wire* Wftr? down all day Sunday and [hi were Impaaaible current; one saya 1 ooo w^ ifin^T another aaya at lent loo were dro?2.' while there la fear ftat "Laolla" dim cornni?S?Ve /rmy* wWch would mean Sfiet?d *?d 161,6011 ruin the mountalnab|m4'the Sneta?nm-'l" f.i-Kart-r? b6*an furiously on th? nlfbt of June SOtb, and aft?r mMn< k? S?SLasSS$ wftrth"111# thouaands of dollar8' worth of merchandise The i? wate? b6came Iower torrenta aa The D?r^atJeSSireiin riv6rs down the up tbe force of1WUE''STSitS JJJJ no protection gainst the fulouJ PROPERTY LOSS IMMENSE. to^ret 8fHi!S?tla"r 7orked ?trenuoualy o the i!2? *!* trom their homes , Ule higher part of the dtv tkI JJ- Of property, H I, w)Hyb. effect*'that fl?h? Querelaro are to the 83*58* j?;hen0.trickSftS,ty a^d L if? MesaengerB who man' ^ouaea" ?nd^ * i*1** ^^"^tdSip^i awi rylng MnMk' ThFSSSL'K isanto abate at 3 o'clock in the after thifover^ 8Ute that ? ?? known Juto t?"2 wene lo8t *t Guana cut *^5WJSSrtgSJ! mmoi ^Cconflrmefl.^eatr0y6<1' bu ?AtL*R TOWN8 WJPBD OUT. ^o^'is'n arts. the'Water 'runn'l'n" an(I *" der?Ho<]. ?T4:xt? a-MsST mTT^S rn i"8t below Ouanajuto was completely wiped out. ' 8 in8Aon0tlofr tdh?PMCh?l? Pr68ldent Rob #h.? *u 6 Mex'can Central savii that there are 1,000 dead at duani! The racing water la carrying th? dead through every street. The wa ter is up to the second story of th?? wr?of,LhX?n ?freat (1am*Ke ha8^been ,he 8treet ?*r ,lnfi8- and ser tV'J? ? . reHl,me<J 'nside a month get tS Marafl! ?"m Tar th6 P??PI? can ffoot MaraflI' which is With mules or A Revolutionary Plot. St. Petersburg. By Cable.?Renort? received by the Ministry of the Interior give an entirely different version of th? origin of the Kniaz PotemklJemutlnv which Is attributed to a deliberate niot '?? twenty aailors belonging to the revolutionary organization km?? .r6p,ort8 P'aced the number of rn 2n?iur..n* ,h? riot,nK on shore at number. Oossi^saJ^the^J h^'bee^n s.u,ir8^taotl",<' b,,"c".h"' Fatal Wreck at Spartanburg. Charleston, 8. C., Special? a ???*_ Plal from Spartanburg says that a flerlous wreck ocurred at tho Brrwley !iyeatCri?a,nm ?T?!hG 8outhern *?? ? ay at l a. m. Through frelaht No i;i.runn,vg ,n two actions, came to gether while in the city of Spartan freightPar th.? rr?88,nR' and * d?zen freight cars, laden with coal anri nn* engine were badly damaged Sha man Justice and a second member of the crew of train No. 62 are dead L Engineer Whltmlre is serious*?' in Jured. Another colored trainman was by?falhir? Z*! BFc,dent was caused 2 4Ji. , brakes on section No. f; dJ track was Boon cleared and traffic resumed. Martial Law Extended. St Petersburg. By Cable.-Martlal law has been proclaimed in the gov ernment of 8ebastopol, Nlcholaleff and Erlvan. An Imperial decree confers on the viceroy of the Caucasus the rights """'ir COD,n,,,",,,r -Peclal power,. Th. M!M power, are be.towe.1 on the commander of the Black ???.? fleet so far as the districts of slihV. topol and Nlebolaleff are con'erMd Police Ousted For Grafting. New Orleans. Special.?After an In vestigation which disclosed wide spread grafting by police departmont, Inspector Wbitaker dismissed t!ap^ tain John (,ooper from the force Witnesses testified that gamblln* houses, handbook rooms, fake auction ?hops and other places paid tribute to the police, and there was specific testimony against Cooper. Patrolman Kerln was also dismlesed by the In spector tor alleged grafting PALMETTO AFFAIRS Many Noway Items Gathered From ?II lactlont. % Q#n?ral Cotton Market. Middling Galveston, steady 9 6-8 New Orleans, quiet 9 9-16 Mobile, steady 9 1-2 Savannah, firm 9 3-8 Norfolk, steady 9 5-8 Baltimore, nominal 9 3-4 New York, quiet 9.90 Boston, quiet 9.90 Philadelphia, steady 10.16 Boston, steady 9 7-16 Augusta, steady 9 5-8 Memphis, firm 9 9-iti 8t. Louis, firm 9 1-2 Louisville, firm 9 13-16 Charlotte Cotton Msrfcet. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: Qood middling 9 1-4 Strict middling 9 1-4 Middling 9 1-8 Tinges 7 to 8 Stains 6 1-2 to 7 1-2 Suicide at Spartanburg. 8partanburg, Special.?Mr. A. Bon ham Martin committed suicide Wed nesday morning by drowning himself In a little spring branch in a valley between North Dean and North Con verse streets. He was found with his face forced downward into seven inch es of water. There was not the slight est clue to indicate that the end of the unfortunate man was other than self planned, and no inquest was held over his remains. Mr. Martin was 54 years of age and his Wife and four children survive him. He was a native of the county, and lived at Martinsville. He had been in failing health for some time, and for the past four weeks had been in the city for treatment. His raah act Is attributed to melancholia and despondency occasioned by bad health. When found he was lying in the branch In his night clothes. The deceased boarded on North Dean street, and this morning when a'ser vant went to call and see what the pa tient Wanted, he discovered that there was no one in the room. A search was at once instituted, which resulted In the finding of the dead man. The deceased left no note or message. The body was carried to Martinsville, the homo of the deceased, for burial. Accidentally Shot. G&ffney, Special.?As a result of the accidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of his friend, Henry Smith, Stanyarne Wilson lies seriously wound* ded at his father's home. It seems that at a late hour Wednesday night a party of young men were at the Ross pool room which was In charge of Smith. When the hour for closing ar rived, Smith drew his pistol from a show case and unbreeched it to see whether or not It was loaded. He then breeched it with a snap and the weapon was discharged, the bullet plowing along Smith's left thumb and forefinger and striking Mr. Little in the abdomen just below the ribs on the left side. He was at once removed to his home and several physicians were summon ed. The full extent of his injuries are not yet known, but it is believed that neither the bowels or bladder are punc tured, which, If true, makes the cnan ces ol his recovery better. Papar Pulp Factory. Georgetown, Special.?Mr. I>. H. Greene, who for some time has been looking around for a suitable location for the paper and pulp factory which he has organized with a capital of flOO.OOO has definitely decided upon Bucksport, on the Waccamaw river, and the plant will be erected and put into operation at an early date. The capacity of the mill will l>c about 40,000 pounds of pulp per day, to be increased shortly to 100,000 pounds per day and will employ approximately 150 hands. The Richardson Cypress Lumber and Shingle Company is lo cated at Bucksport and the owners of this plant has been mainly instrumen tal in securing the pulp plant for Bucksport where It will be in such close proximity to the boundless quantities of the raw material. The paper pulp factory is expected to do an immense business, which will t>e of important benefit to this port. The Davenport Case. Newberry, Special.?The (rial of Mr. Thos. J. Davenport for Ihc shooting of Mr. P. C. Smith, from the Klnard section, commenced last week. Hoth parties aro prominent men. and the trial has excited a great deal of Inter est. The trouble occurred last July on the edge of Mr. Davenport's plan tation when, after some llttlo difficulty about a road through the place, he shot Mr. Smith through the right breast with a 38-callbro pistol, the ball coming out about the shoulder blade. For several months It was not known whether Mr. Smith would recover, but he is now practically well. President of Georgia Senate. Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Senator W. 8. West, of Valdosta, Ga., representing the sixth district, was elected presi dent of the Senate. It required 31 ballots to decide the question of the presidency. Governor Terrell's mes sage was today read before both houses of the General Assembly. Gov ernor Terrell will tomorrow bo Inau gurated Governor for the second time. News of the Day. The administration of the estate of B. H. Gasklll, deceased, formerly a Philadelphia broker, Is alleged to have disclosed that financial Institu tions of that city lost, between $7r?0, 0t/0 and $1,000,000 through alleged forged certificates of stock. 8. P. Sheehan, former secretary of the Democratic National Committee, died of apoplexy while In the midst of an address to the National Interstate Independent Telephone Association. PALMETTO CMP CONDI1IONS Weather Conditions Glv?n put by the Department OMWW The directors of the South Caroline ?action of the Department of Agricul ture iaflut the following bulletin: The temperature during the week ending 8 a. m., June 26th, averaged 4 degrees per day above normal. The extreme* were a mux!mum of 100 degrees at Florence on the 23rd, and a minimum of 66 degrees at Oreenvllle on the 22nd. There was more than an average amount of bright sunshine. Although there were no destructive wind storms, yet there wore fresh to brisk winds ea< h day which, being hot and dry, had a wilting effect on all vegetation, and caused the ground to dry out very fast. There were scattered ehowers on sev eral days during the middle of the week, most numerous in the extreme western and northwestern border coun tries, and widely separated in other parts. By far the larger portion of the State had no rain. The showers were heavy In parts of Oconee, Barnwell and Florence counties and were generally light elsewhere. There is urgent need of a general rain in all parts of the State though the drought is most severe in the central counties where the defi ciency since the first of June amount* to from two to over three Inches, there having occurred no beneficial rain du ring this month. In many places the ground has become baked and hard and unworkable. Farm work made rapid progress du ing the week where the soil was fit for cultivation, and practically all fields have been rid of grass and weeds, are in better condition than at any time this season. Cotton is suffering less from the drought than other crops, and made a general Improvement although the plants continue small and are growing slowly. Cotton has now a healthier color, and Is fruiting, normally with a marked incieasc in the area from which blooming is reported. The improvement Is confined principally to cotton on heavy soll3, while on sandy lands the crop continues poor and unpromising, and in many places lousy, and the plants have a sickly appearance and in a few sections are shedding their lower leaves. Sea Island cotton is in good condition but has begun to wilt in places. Corn is suffering for rain, and early corn is very poor; later plantings are better but will srwm deteriorate unless it rains. Most of the March plantings have been laid by. Worms continue de structive. in the western counties. To bacco leaves are ripening and some ol the lower ones huve been stripped, cured and marketed. Wheat and oats harvest Is now finished. Tide water rice is doing well; June plantings In the Georgetown district are coming up to fairly good stands. Gardens doing poorly. Shipments of peaches are heavy from the Ridge section. Cantaloupe shipments have begun, and water mel ons will be marketed next week. Pastures are failing. It has been too dry to plant peas on 6tubble lands.? J. W. Bauer, Section Director. No Sunday Freight Trains. There have been complaints made to the railroad commislson respecting the operation of freight trains on Sunday. The transportation companies claim that they are not violating the law and that whatever hauling is done by rai road companies on Sunday is by means of through freights of perishable cargo, starting before 12 o'clock Saturday night, and such trains cannot be stop ped?having the protection of the Inter state commerce law. However, in order to put the railroad companies on their guard and to prevent the handling of trains in violation of the lay, the com mission has adopted a circular letter which has been sent to the transporta tion companies and the members of the commission will receive information as to special cases of violation of the law. $140,000 Improvements. Strother and Moore, railroad con tractors, of Orango, Va., have boon awarded the-contract for making $100, 000 Improvements in tho Southern Railway yards at Greenville, 8. C. Work will begin at once. The im provements consist of a handsome new up-to-date round house, an elec tric turn table, and a number of .urge tanks. A handsome new passenger depot, costing about $40,000, is nearing com pletion at Greenville. First Bale New Cotton. Galveston, Texas, Special.?The first bale of cotton of this season's growth was marketed on 'chango Monday. It came from Roma, Starr county, Texas, and was classed good middling. The balo came seven days later than last year, and Is tho first bale of cotton raised In Starr county in five years. It was auctioned off and sold for 30 cents per pound. Captured After Two Years. Cordelc, Ga., Special.?Sheriff Clewis, of Dooly county, has gone to Mont gomery, Ala., there to meet Sheriff Walters, of Chatahaula parish, Louis iana, who has In charge George Dund* rick, wanted In Dooly county for mur der, two years a*o. of J. 11. 8hronder. Andrew Brundrlck, brother of George, was Involved in the shooting, but was captured and Is now serving a life sentence. Mrs. Shrouder was shot at the same time. Though It was thought her wounds were fatal, she recovered. George UundrUk was working at a saw mill at Jena, 1^?., when raptured. Big Corporation Chartered Trenton, N. J.. Special.?Th6 South em Power Company was Ineorporat ed here Fr.day with an nut Incized capital of $7,600,000. of which $2,600, 000 Is perferred stock, bearing 7 per cent cumulative dividend, and $5,oou,. 000 In common stock. The company Ih to furnish power for light and heat. Tho Incorporator are: It. D. Arrlng ton. K. H. Spcrry and W. K. Journoajr. Jr., all of Jeruoy City. LYNCHED IN GEORGIA Wfcitc Mil and Eifht Negroes Are Shot (o Pieces WAS A VERY BLOODTHIRSTY MOB Jtffl St WatkinevMIe, Ga., Near Athena, Is Entered by From SO to 75 Masked Men at 2 a. m., and of Ten Prisoners One is Overlooked and Another Mistakingly Left Dead, While the Other Eight Are 8hot to Death. Watklnsville. Ga.. Special.?A mob entered the jail at Wntkinsvillo at 2 o'clock Thursday morning and took therefrom nine prisoners, eight of whom were shot to death, and the ninth escaped only hy being thought de.ul by the mob. The prisoners taken out and lynched were Leon J. Aycock. white, charge ! with the murder of F. M. llrfl brook and wife. Oconee county, and seven negroes?Rich Robinson. Ix?wls Robinson, and Claud Elder. charged with the murder of tho Hoi brook couple; Sandy PrKe. a young negro, charged with attempted rape on the person of Mrs. Weldon l)o??ley; Rich Allen, a negro convicted and under sen tence of death for the murder of Will Robertson, another nogio; Gone Yer by. another negro charged with tho burglary of u riflo from Mr. Marshall, and Hob Harris, a negro, charged with shooting another negro. MADK OFFICER OPEN" JAIL. The mob eamc <iuetly into Wntklns vllle a little before 2 a. m. There were about BO to 7f> men in the crowd. All were heavily masked and no one know:* whence they came or to what point they returned. They went nt once to the house of Town Marshal L. II. Aiken and quetly ealled him to the door. As he put his head out of the door ho was seized and told that he must de liver the jail key. Ho refused and the men put pistols in his face and over powered him, he being a rather small man- Aiken refused to dross, but some of the party dressed him and carried him along. The mob next seized Court ney Elder, a blacksmith, and made him brihg his tools along with him. CITIZEN'S PLEA DISREGARDED. ' On their way to the jail they were met by A. W. Ashford. a prominent citizen of Wntkinsvillo. who had heard tne noise at the marshal's house, and came down town as soon as ho could dress Mr. Ashford begged tho men to S. ? n .ct V?,e ,aw tuk?> Us course, especially pleading for Aycock, on the ground that the evidence had not been secured to warrnnt his convinction. He a so begged them not to lynch thoao not earged with capital crimes. They told hom that they wore cool, sober and determined and that he might as well go back and go to bed. The jail was then opened by the town mar shal under tho cover of several plg ?? i ?. inside the jail tho niob held up Jailer Crow and demanded the keys to the cells. He refused nt first, but surrendered them after being menaced with guns Jailer Crow begged hard mI AJtrk,tm .,he Raino firound that Mr. Ashford did, and also for the two negroes who were not chnrged with capital crimes. Members or the attack ing party told him to shut his mouth. They knew what to do. they said, and they we. e going to clear out the whole WHITE MAN DIRS PROTESTING. The mob got every prisoner in Jail except Ed. Thrasher, .a negro, charged with gambling, who was on tho misde meanor side of the prison and carried to a point some one hundred yards from tho jail and ti<?(l to threo fonc^ posts, by their necks. Aycock protested his Innocence to the last. He said they were killing an Innocent man. While the general belief in Oconee county is that Aycock was not guilty, still there are many who did not believe so. Rich Robinson said it was all right, so far as he was concerned, but that three more negroes were In the Holbrook murder. He named Sidney Norrls. Jim Taylor, and Wiley Durham as the three implicated. These negroes had been in jail before on this charge and had been released after full investigation by the committee. The other prisoners did not. open their mouths during their march to their doom. ONE NEGRO WILL RECOVER. After the prisoners had been tied to the fence posts, the mob lined up and fired five volleys Into their bodies. All died without a struggle with the ex ception of Joe Patterson, a negro, who was charged with pointing a gun ?t Albert Ward. Patterson was shot sev eral times in the body, but was alive after tho mob left nnd will recover. Aycock's body was fairly riddled with shot, a great hole was torn through his heart and another through his right breast. Will Offer Rewards. Atlanta, Ga., Special.? In an Inter view with a correspondent of tho As sociated Press, Governor Joseph M. Terrell said that ho deplored tho hor rible affair at Watklnsvlllo. Governor Terrell said further that, ho was mak ing a rigid investigation of tho affair and that ho Intended to do everything In his power to bring the guilty per sons to Justice. "These men killed by the mob should have had a fair trial." stated Governor Terrell. The Governor will immediately offer a suitable reward for tho apprehension or the men composing the mob. No Hurry to Face Rebel?. Ht Petersburg. Hy Cable.?A dis patch which arrived here early Thurs day morning from Rohnstopol an nounced that n squadron of bat He whips, tho Trl Siatltelln. Slnope and itoxtislav, with a cruiser and scveisi torpedo boats, only started for Odessa at. 8 o'clock last evening. This explains the non-appearance of tho squadron at Odessa, but it Is diffi cult to conjecture the reasons for de laying the departuro two days at so critical a Juncture.