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I ? VOL. IV. NO. 34. CAMDEN, S.C.. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1907. Sl>60Per Year A Tal*. . of the. Anglo-Indian Secret Service YOUNG MISTLEY Hmnry Seton Merrinuxru CHAPTER I. 1 Conspirator*. ON* SI EUR JACOBl? the Bar one** de Nantille!" Mousleur Jacobl bowed with grave courtesy? the Ba rones* de Nantille lucUued her head without ralsiug her eyes, and the Introduction was complete. The Introducer, Mrs. Wright, turned away with a little sigh of relief to continue her duties of hos tess. Monsieur Jacobl aud the baron ess had never been to her home before, aud the astute little English womnn wa? not prepossessed In favor of the forelgu lady. Mousleur Jacobl. of coursc, was Irreproachable. Every one knew the name of the uew musician, , whose violin had Insinuated lijiu Into every circle in I.oudon where the tine ??.rtK came under unprofitable discus sion. The Introduction took place In the smaller drawing room, which was al most deserted at the moment. Indeed, there was only oue other persou pres ent. This was a man with hair aud poiuted beard, mustache and overhang ing eyebrows, as white as snow. Ihe head was that of an oid man? such as one pictures the auclent patriarchs to have been? but the body was straight and the movements, without being lithe, were far from denoting InQrmlty. This was Laurauce Lowe ? a niossless stone whose rollings days were done. People whispered to one another that in days gone by Laurauce Lowe would fain have ceased lrts rolling w?y?, but that providence had willed it other wise. seudlng n courageous aud fairly intelligent young soldier? one Lieuten ant Wright? to set the stone once more a-golng. aud^p gather for himself the moss. Whatever mar have passed be tween the white-haired man and the cheery little matron? still comely and tieui-ty? iu those forgotten days was only known to themselves, aud neither ever referred to it. People woudered why Mr*. Wright should trouble her self with this silent old man, who con tributed lu no way to tlie entertain ment of her guests. They considered blm an old bore, though he never dis played the least anxle'y to be honored with their attention ? never yawned, never confessed to fatigue, and never partook In a general conversation. It wes to him that Mrs. Wright turned with her ready smile, which, however, had something different In it when her eyes met him. ??Coffee?" he said. Interrogatively, without moving mustache or beard, aud offered her his arm. "Thanks, Laurance, I will," replied the little lady, with a frateful smile. Turing the last twfuty years these two had gone through that l'ttle ceremony many hundreds of tlnjes. They pawed Into another room and the Baroness was left a'Jcne with Mon nicur .Tacobi. He had posaeffed him self of her engagement card, and was now studying It, pencil in haud. Every curve of blR body, the very manner lu ?which he held his poncM, his eagerly bowed head, were exprexlve of tlie ut most deference and respect. The Baroness had not yet raised her eyes from the poiisb?d floor. Iler strong white hands, beautifully shaped and Incased only In open-work mittens, lay Idly upon her lap. There was something In her whole attitude, in tbs repose of her fair faci. In her down cast eyes, which was forced and unnat ural. Hers was Indeed a l>eautlful lace, sculptured on : atl.ee a smaller scale than Englishmen admire, pale and very calm, with red, level lips and close set eves. Iler soft, colorless hair, almost white In Its exquisite falrnesa, was arrauged with extreme simplicity, but she woro It parted upon <ne side, in accordance with a tashlor now obso lete in England. She could not have been more that. tweuty-flve jeura of ? gc. despite her repose of inannsr, .which was ahnost that of a inatrou. Wheu Monsieur J.'.ccbl had made gure that they were alone, the expres sion of bis keen face underwent a re markable change, though his attitude remained unaltered. ? Who?" he naked In a low-pitched voice and with an unpleasant stn'.le? ??who Is the old fossil who wears an eyeglass In one eye and sees with the other?" The Baroness raised her calm blue eyes, and met Jacobl'* sardonic ?mile with a contemptuous stare. "Your conscience must Indeed be an evil one. Jacobl," *he said, slowly. ??You are forever suspecting the most Innocent and harmless of treachery and double-dealing." "NevertlieleM, Bit rone**, who in thnt nm n?" "Tlint mnn, my friend. Is one Lnu rnnce f,owe-an Knglish rndicnl, which menus nothing. lie litis by thin time completely forgotten the existence of both of us. I should hunglne thnt hij whole nttentlon nnd tiuie nre given to the mnnngcnimt of his own nfTuirs." "You know him, then?" snltl .Ineob-. Renting himself lightly nnd grncei'ul'y uenr the BuroneM. "By repntntion only." "You know .jome one who knows him well?"' pers'stcd the vloiiu!?', calmly, ? "I do! ' # "AO! May 1 'nonlre ** I Tli? Baronets suddenly cast down ber eyes, and tbe white lids closed over them. A faint pink tinge appeared ou either chnk. "I obtained my Information from Mr. Charles Mint ley," she said in uu in different voice. "Brother of the Mlsti?y?" "Brother of the MUtley.*' "Who is dally expect d In Englaud. with his chief, Colonel Wright V" The Baroness bowed her head In ac quiescence. Her red lips were pressed close together, her colorless eyebrows slightly raised. Monsieur Jacobl prided himself upon his deep discernment In matters connected with the female heart and mind. He therefore changed tbe subject somewhat abruptly. "You did not expect to meet me liere to-night," he said, with exaggerated coolness. "No." Her voice was totally without expression. "I ain here on business." "Indeed!" "And you?"' inquired Jacobl. Inso lently. The Baroness looked up with slightly raised eyebrows. "That is my affair.** Jacobl smiled again, with a singu larly unplensnnt curl of the lip. "Yes. Baroness," he said. "I am here on business connected with Ihe broth erhood, and I call upon you to assist me." The Jinroness looked somewhat sul len. and remained silent. "Miss Lena Wright." continued Jacobl. "tbe daughter of our amiable hostess, is. I hare reason to believe, likely, and more than likely, to come in for a considerable fortune on the death of ? Mr. I-aurance Iy>we, whom I have seen to-night for tbe first time. She is. I am led to suppose, singulnriy amiable, somewhat romantic, and with no more strength of mind or purpose than Is considered desirable in a young English lady. Tbe brotherhood, as you know, la desperately In need of fuuds. You begin to see, fair Baron ess ?" "You wish to enroll her?" asked the Bnroness In ,ber emotionless manner. "You wiah to enroll her, and for the sake of her money!" "I think," replied Jncobi. gazing sod ly at tbe floor, "I think it would benefit the cause." "What do you wish me to do?" asked she. abruptly. "Nothing much? to-night!" wns the reply. "Tell ine what Miss Wright Is ?iressed in, so^tlint I may reco&nize her. I will manage to get an introduc tion somehow. That will be enough for to-night." "She Is dressed in white." replied the Bnroness in the concise manner of one who observes everything nnd for gets nothing. "Tall and slight, with hair a .Utile darker than mine, rnther badly dressed nnd somewhat untidy. I suppose she Js considered beautiful!" "You do not know her?" "No." Monsieur Jacobl now became ab sorbed in tlie rearrangement of the delicate flower in li is buttonhole, nnd took the opportunity of glancing keenly at hit companion's face, which, how ever, was motionless and devoid of expression. "I have taken the liberty of placing my name ngnlnst the dance about to commence," he said. "It Is a waits. Shall ure go Into the other room?" CHAPTER II. . , The Lover*. When Mrs. Wright and Lnurnnce Lowe left tl>e smaller drawing room, they turned tlielr steps toward n dl mlnullve apartment, where pome late arrivals were yet partaking of tea and coffee. For Rome minutes neither spoke. I.auranee Lowe was a slngu lariy silent man. and Mrs. Wright was l?y no means an excessive talker. They understood each other thorough ly. and both enjoyed these long spells of silence. Lowe found a seat for Mrs. Wright In (he dimly lighted cor ridor. Just outside the ?mal I coffee room, and !ct her there while he went in quest of the toffee. Presently he returned and sat down beside her. "Lena." said Lowe, pensively, as he stirred his coffee, "is looking lovely to night." Through the curtained doors tlic cadence of a slow, soft wait* reached their ears, rising and fulling ou the heavy atmosphere. Mrs. Wright was anxious this evening, and n little rest less. She had that morning received a telegram from her hushnrid, announc ing ltls srrival at Iltindlsl on the home ward voyage from India, and she had not seen him for two anxious, weary years. Khe sipped her coffee, and glanced over her cup toward I.auranee I/iwe. Ills great eyebrows were drawn forward, so that his eyes were In im penetrable shadow. He loo\*ed very old and somewhat worn, but he had looked so for many years. "Yes, I.auranee," said she. softly. "I am a little proud of my daughter." He made no reply, but continued to stir his coffee absently. Presently lie moved slightly and looked up, drawing in a deep breath. "Thursday morning?'' he said, In a slightly Interrogative tone. Tbii was the time mentioned by Colonel Wrl^t In hit telegram for the arrival of blm I self and Wlnyard Mist ley at Vlctorta Station. "Yes; Thursday morning. at half-past seven. Will you come with us to meet him?" Lowe shook bis bead slowly and with much deliberation. "He will find Lena changed," said Lowe, knowing that be was broaching a pleasing subject. "Yes. he will find her grown. She Is a young lady now, and quite ? quite " ?'Quite able to take care of herself." suggested Lowe. Mrs. Wright turned and tlielr eyes met. Lowe's were grave; but there was about the lines of his face a faint suggestion of a suille. That was the best he could do In the way of smiles, by reason of the long white mustache that bid his lips. "Yes. I hope so." said Mrs. Wright, seriously. She knew tlmt her daughter was fair, and also that It Is the fairest wlio find the saddest lives here. She knew the thousand temptations that beset the path of a beautiful woman, the thousand little slips so easily made, the thousand hands ever ready to push the stnmbler down the hill. But her fnlth In I.enn was very great. While these two old travelers were worrying themselves over the rough ness of the road they had long since left behind, the object of their solic itous thoughts made her appearance at the end of the corridor? a dainty vision of soft white inuslln, with a broad yel low Kasli round a slender waist. Lena wits attended by a huge cavnller of peaceful but distinguished appearance. As she came lightly along the corridor, fhe was busily engaged In putting back over her ears sundry little stray wisps nnd tendrils of lialr. These particular little curls were almost golden, while above tliem the heavier colls darkened Into living brown. She was smiling and breathless, and Just a little flushed. Lena's eyes were In striking contrast to her hair and fair complexion, for they were hazel? a dark, deep hazel full of ready laughter, capable of sparkling with unbounded mischief: but In repose they were as demure and Illegible as those of a nun. At the present moment they were M>ft and glistening with excitement nnd -weari ness; dangerous eyes for a man to look into, especially amid the surroundings of odorous flowers, within sound of slow dance music, for the next waltz Lad begun. The big man. upon whoso arm she was leaning, was fanning her with great sweeping strokes, so that the lace upon her dress fluttered in the breeze. "Oh. Charlie," she was saying, "that was lovely! I do not think that I ever danced like that before. The music seemed to stop snddenly, to die away Into nothing, and then we came to earth. Why was It so lovely? why was It so lovely?" The big man continued fanning. He looked down at her with a slow, grave smile, such as one expects to see on a Saxon face. "And why." he said, "did we come down to earth again?" They both had seen Mrs. Wright and Laurance Lowe, and tltey both knew that they were within earshot, but that appeared In no way to Interfere with or restrain their conversation. They ad vanced slowly along the corridor, Charles Mistley taking one stride to every two of Lena's. It was, perhaps, 110 coincidence that when Lena nnd her partuer approached the two elder folks looked up, not at her. but at Charles Mistley. Some thing, some vague and doubting won der. must have prompted Mrs. Wright to do this, for every mother looks ten times at her own daughter in a ball room for every once that her eyes rest on some other person's offspring. They can no more help It than an artist can resist the magnetic attraction which draws him to the contemplation of his own picture In a gallery full of su perior works. But this good lady looked at Charles Mistley, her eyes resting on his strong, clean-cut face with a wistful, questioning expression which seemed almost to savor of fore boding. Laurance Ix>we gazed at the young fellow with those keen blue eyes of b!s, and his face b<ire absolute ly no expression whatever. It was merely the calm. Impassive contempla tion of an Indifferent looker-one. The young sailor looked doWn 011 them from his exceptional height and smiled quietly. Charles Mistley's siulle was a pleasant one to meet. It seemed, somehow, to bring him down to a low er level: nnd smaller, plainer men felt lerr Inferior. It was a ready smile, too. nnd womrii liked it for its slti eerily. "I have." ho said, "danced Lena Into a state of sentimentality. She requires bringing down to nn every -day level, so 1 brought her to her mother." "You are very useful, nt nil event*," sahl Mrs. Wright, favoring Mlstley with a smile. "I am very grateful to you. Charlie," she eontinued. "for dnne i?K with that Baroness de Something. I liave had great difficulty In finding partners for her; the young nien nowa days are so hard to please, and I find a growing tendeney among them to di vide the program among four or five partners at the mo?!." Charles Mlst'ey smiled. That smile of his came In frequently, very profita bly. In p!aee of words. ??Yes." said Lena, musingly, with all j the wisdom of her fivst season, "I am I afraid that Is the characteristic of the rising generation." And she looked demurely and inno eentl.v up at Mlstley, whose 'nltials ap peared live times upon her engagement card. (Tr? he continued.) ?,lant Knhmnrlftp*. The* Matin asserts that tlie French (?overrimeut is preparing design* for submarines of about SOO tons dis placement. They will he able to oper ate at a considerable distance from their base. I ' "Palmetto Affair* The News of South Carolina in Condensed Form Order Afainit Open Bar. Columbia, Special. ? The open bar gtion S.C., o to ! o havepta ro that has been run several years in tie tiance of the law at the Isle of I'alms resort, adjoining the dance pavilion of the Seashore Hotel, where Friday night hops are held, has long been a subject for jest throughout the State, and it has been still more generally | commented about siuce Charleston has recently shown a disposition to! get good and obey the new dispensary law. The maimer in which the Isle of Palms place continues to be run has been thrown in the teeth of every | one defending the sincerity of Char leston 's reform. A new and unex pected attack was made on the place, the gun this time coming from At torney General Lyon's ofllce in the form of a temporary restraining or der he secured from Associate Ju> tice Gary, of the Supreme bench, en joining Hiddock & Byrnes, proprie tors of the Seashore Hotel, the Char leston Hotel and half a dozen other such places in Charleston and near Charleston the Consolidated Gas ami Electric Company, which carries the crowds from Charleston to the sea side resorts and which is alleged to he in possession of the premises where the law is being violated: and E. \Y. Blitch, said to be in charge of the bar. Now, whether a civil pro cedure like this will lie in a criminal ret ion there seems to be doubt, even on the part of the State authorities, hut tliev are confident that they can use the injunction arm of the courts to put an alleged public nuisance out of hushiess. That point, however, re mains to he tested in the courts, and its adjudication will he looked for ward to with great interest. Letter Threatens to Kill and Burn. Columbia, Special. ? Following th? acquittal of Ex-Coroner W. E. Green of the murder of a negro haeknuiu a threatening note scrawled in bhic pencil on a large sheet was found oil the piazza of the Burnside boarding house where Green and his family live with his mother-in-law. The not-; is thought to have "been written u.v a negrowho accused Mrs. Burnside of furnishing the money to free Green, and threatened that unless Green were permanently gotten out of the community within twenty-four hours he would he killed and the Burnside place burned. The police have no clue. If there is au attempt to carry out the threat a race riot is certain. Negro Shoots Constable. Chester, Special. ? Mr. James F. Thomasson, of Mit ford, Fairfield J county, was shot and killed at an ( early hour by Jeff Murphy, colored, j Mr. Thomasson was a special con stable in .he employ of the Southern] Power Company, with headquarters at Great Falls, and met with his ; death while attempting to arrest a' party of negroes, of which Murphy 1 was a member. Murphy went to ' Winnsboro during the morning and ! surrendered. Mr. Thomasson form- I erly lived near Hock Hill. He was a i member of the constabulary during' the early an<\ nunc troublous days! of the Slate dispensary. Contract Let for Bridge. GafTncy, Special. ? The county com- ] missioners in their session Tuesday l awarded the contract for the erection of the bridge at Stacy's Ferry to (lie Roanoke Bridge Company. The pric? to be paid for the bridge complete is $9,000 with the stipulation t lint the job is to be completed within five months. Reward for Incendiary. Columbia. Special. ? Gov. Ansel of fered a reward of $7."> for the arrest nnd conviction of the parties w'10 burned the tobacco barn the property, of ,1. K. Polity. The fire occurred at Timmonsville on August 2^ and there is said to be positive proof that it wn? ineendiay. Victory for Education. Winnsboro, Special. ? The election in school districts Nos. 4, 14 nnd 2S on the proposition to establish a high school i'i Winnsboro under the terms of the recent act <>(' the legislature resulted in an almost unanimous vote in favor of the proposition. The re sult of thi* election is that Mount 7. ion imtitute will u?'t about .fSOO for its high school department making tuition in said department free to nil in the county. Heretofore a tu ition fee of "?0 per month has been chnrgcd each lii^h school pupil. The ?.lc,na?eir.ent of the Standard Oil New York, Special. ? Wall street reports that Henry C. Friek will soon ns*;itne the active management of the Standard Gil Company are revived by recounts ?>f II. II. I J offers' serious illnc*-". Trades nrgile i hat the oil man is grow'iig ? >l?l and recent vaca tions have fr.iled to restore his health Friends both of Rogers nnd Frick havt foujr'x the v'-tfeption of any chan^t in the management. (totting Ready for State Fair. Columbia, Special. ? The first steps towards tbe entertainment off the fair week visitors by the city off Columbia were taken at the incetiug of a spec iul committee uf the Chamber off Commerce. By a previous agreement off the executive committee off the | chamber with the fair authorities ?there are to be no street attractions ' to conflict with the attractions at the i fair grouiuls and for this year the organization will be absolutely hands ' off during the hours the ffair grounds 1 are open. Heretofore the complaint ' has been made that the street carni ,'vuls have opened early in the after noon and it is claimed by the fair I association that this has taken away ' uiuny coming in on afternoon trains ' who would otherwise go to the fair grounds. The executive commit tec decided that this year there would be no attractions to interfere ami ali ; erwards the lair association will be ' asked lor a statement showing just j how much this has benefited the Slaty ' ffair. The meeting of the committee ; was piiucipally fur organization pur ' poses. Mr. H. F. Taylor was elected chairman and Mr. T. H. Stackhousc trcosuier. Mr. C. \V. Moorman see retaiy of the Chamber of fomtueree was also elected secretary of this committee and president \\ illie Jones ? is also a member ex oilleio. It was decided to add to I lie comuiittee Messrs. (iustnf Sylvan, William Hanks and A. llardy. There was a general discussion of the plans for lighting the streets and bringing at tractions here for night performan ces. A sub committee was appointed to confer with Secretary Love of the fair society regarding the latter and if possible some excellent shows will be given. Mr. I^ovc receives every year a number off propositions off at traction1'. that his association cifn not accept and some off these may be turned over to the Chamber of Com merce. The fair is only a few weeks off and all of the committees of the Chamber off Commerce are of work on plans for ussistiug the fair society ' in bringing the crowds here. There is a dis|H>sition on the part of the members to aid the society in every | way possible provided some effort i?? ! made for bringing the visitors into \ the city after the fair has been closed 1 each day, and should any agreement j be made with city council as to lijrht iii^ and decorating the; streets it will be with this understanding. Railroad Commission. Columbia, Special. ? At a meeting of the railroad commission Messrs. Kpps Brown general manager ami L. J. Oliver superintendent of the Charleston office of the Southern Hell Telephone company appeared with a petition to put in a new exchange at Heunettsvillc with an increase in the rates. As the petition had been sign ed by a majority of the people of the town it was granted. I'laus for the depot at Helton were discussed, there being a dispute ns to its location, sev eral people of the city wanting it in the public square and others wanting it in the "Y," tracks. The commis sion decided that it should be located in the square. The commission will visit Charleston and Timmonsville regarding complaints on terminals ami trackage facilities. The hearing of the Western Union officials on the charge that they have been mailing messages given the officials for trans port at ion by wire was postponed un til next week. Sor.thcrn Wins Damage Suit. I'nion. Special. ? The jury in the ease of Mr. John II. Wilburn who was suing the Southern Railway com pany for $'2">.000 for the death of his son Richard II. Wilburn who was rid ing on the engine at the time of a wieck on the Lockhart road in May I'M.*#, brought in a verdict in favoi of the Southern. County Eonds. Nashville, Special. ? The proof of the design of bonds to bo issued by Davidson County for the building of two biidgcs was submitted to Judge W. M. Pollard on Tuesday. The proof will be submitted to the County At torney and counsel for the purchas ers. There arc to be SOU bonds ol the dcnominat ion of $1,000 each hav ing sixty coupons to be presented in the semi-annual collection of inter est for thirty days. The bonds are to be printed by the Foster, Webb & Porter Company. Sumter's New Court House. Sumter, Special. ? A resolution ha been passed by the county board of commissioners looking to the dedica tion ol" tl.e new court bouse. Tim Sumter Har Association, the county legislative delegation and Hon. Kieii ard I. Manning will have charge of the arrangements for the dedication at the request of t lie county board and they will ||.\ the date and prepare a suitable programme for the occa sion. FRANKLIN MUST HANU Negro Who Killed Constable Henry E. Valentine. Orangeburg, Special. ? rAfter being OMt but a short while the jury late i Monday afternoon found Pinl: Franklin guilty of the murder of Mr. Henry E. Valentine and he was immediately sentenced to death, Oet > ber 2 f> being the day upon which Frankiiu is to be hanged. The testimony showed that Mr. Henry E. Valentine was a constable for his brother Magistrate J. 1. Val entine and had been given a warrant to serve on the negro Franklin. Not knowing the negro he took Mr. W. M. Carter with him, the latter knowing the negro well. They left home very early in the morning so as to apprehend* the negro before he left his home for the day'*: work, but on arriviug at the home of Mr. Saul Spires nearby they decided to ask his assistance. At their request Mr. Spiers went tc the negro's house and asked him to comc and plough that day but the nogro refused to do so. Messrs. Valentine and Carter then went to Pranklin's house where they found the door open and heard talk ing within. They knocked but go no answer and Mr. Valentine sent Mr. Carter to guard the rear of the house. Mr. Carter testilied that just as he reached the rear of the house h?' heard tlirte shots and rushing back to the front door was himself shot in the hand and breast. In his ante-mortem statement V r. Valentine stated that as he entered the door the negro tired fatally wounding him, and that both the ne gro and his wife then jumped on him That he did not fire and that the oth er shots were tired in the scuffle The neg?-o tarries a wound in his should tr. and the testimony shows this was evifivntly inflicted in the scuQle by his own pi.stol. The neyro then made his escape and v.us hunted for two days during which time he would have been lynch* id if (akin. Mr. S (1. May field who knew the negio. root him on the road and took l'itn mi I o custody and held him untii Sheritf liukes went for him. There was 110 testimony to convict the woMflf. ; : d ii'C y.ry found no verdict against her. Franklin has been kept in the peni tentiary until this morning hut there is no fe?r of further trouble and he will he kept here until hanged. . The solictor, P. T. Hihlebrand wan assisted by (jluze & Herbert und Mr. Robert Li.le viiile Franklin was rep resented by J. II. Adams of Columbia nnd Jacob Mooter of Orangeburg, bo tii colored attorneys. The Court In State I Bond Case. C'olurnbiu, Special. ? An order ha*, been issued calling for a session ot' the justices of the supreme court end (lie judges oi the circuit court to s.t on r j nc They will meet to n<-l upon tht: c?;X involving the rigni of the State !? tu.urer to refuse to ? \ chan^e for icrtihcates some oi l:e bonds that *ttu stolen by clci/e i*: the ollicc a:io upon which interest Isr .* ftlso been le fused by the Stut j ti-.r-s urer. The court cn banc will meet >n tie 27tli ( !iirf Justice i'opc has noil V-.l M'O clerk of the supreme coutt that the oourt would have an extia session on the '28th to act upon the Kershaw county election case. The writ of ser tiorari is returnable to the chief jus tice at chambers on the 18th and he has called the entire court to meet on the 28th The order of the chief justice is as follows: "To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Court and the Circuit Judges of the State of South Caro lina : "The constitution of the State having vested in me the power of call ing t'fc court en banc for a deter mination of questions upon which the supreme court of the State is di vided upon the recommendation of the justices of said court, or any two of them, and such recommendation La ving been made: "It is hereby ordered, That all of the justices of the supreme court an 1 the circuit judges of the State do a<? lemhle ni the supreme court room iu the capital at Columbia, S ('., on the 27th arid 28th days of September, 1007, if such length of time be found necessary at 10 o'clock for the pur foso of hearing the cases of State vs. 'ope and cf-partc Khrlich. Y. J. Pope. "Chief Justice of Supreme Court. "Newberry, S. C., Sept. 7, 11)07." Telephone Men Strike. Columbus", Special. ? llalf a dozen employees of the Automatic Tele phone company have left their pine* With the company because they ar dissatisfied with the. management Saturdav the manager dismissed the chief of the construction department and replaced him with another man. This caused the men in this depart ment to be very much dissatisfied *nd they have refused to work since Cotton Mill at Chapin. Columbia, Special. ? The secretary of State lias issued n commission to the Chapin Manufacturing Company of Chapin, Lexington county. The capital is placed at $7.r?.O0() and tlx* concern will manufacture yarn and other cotton goods. Among the stockholders are; J. B. Blackweldcr and M. C. Carlisle of Newberry and C. T'. Hobinson and E. T. Branch of I'bapiQ. 25 DIE1N A WRECK A Misunderstanding of Orders Results in Awful Catastrophe MANY PERSONS INJURED BADLY Excursion Train on the Concord Division of the Boston ?& Maine Railroad Crashes Into a Freight "With Terrible Results. White Kiver Junction, Yt., Special. ? A 1'earfui head-on colli.- ion between the southbound Quebec: express ami a northbound freight train on the Con cord division of the Boston & Maino Railroad, four miles north of Canaau station early Suiulav, du?? t> a mis take in train dispatcher 's orders and from a demolished passenger coach iheic were taken 24 dead and dying anil 27 other passengers, aiost of tlietn veiiously wounded. Nearly all those wiu> wire in the death car were ict liming from a fair at Shetbrooke, Quebec. Kit) miles north. The conductor of tins freight t ra i :i was given to understand I hat he had plcify of time to reach a siding by the night operator at Canaan sta t receiving, according I > the su pet iidcmicnt of the division, a copy of tin- telegraph order from tin? ttain ?'i-j '.ilei.cr at Concord which confus ed the train Nos. i?l) and Tho wreck occurred just utter til.' express had rounded into a straight st retell ( f but owing to the early morn ing ii'i?l ncithci euuinc'i- saw tl:u other's head iigut until it was too laic. The List of the Dea l. Tuosc identified up to li o'clock at night wen? as follows: Timothy Siiaughnessey, ( jetle Bar, Quebec. M is. Shr.ughnessey. Miss Annie St. I'ierre, Yerte, Que bec. Fred M. l'helps. Ochiltree, Texas. Mrs. A. E. Warren, Haverhill, Mass. Mrs. F. C. Blake. South Corinth, VI. Mrs. Maragret Largv, Manchester, N. H. Mrs. Philip fiitgnon, Sherbrooke. Miss Barrett, Manchester, N. II. Miss Alvira (J iron, Nashua. Mrs. Webster, a dressmaker living in Massachusetts. .1. L. Conron, Somorville, Mass. Infant child of Irving (lififord, Con cord, N. II. Mrs. K. L. Briggs, Wwt Canaan, N. II. John (). Dunenn, Bethel, Vt. The unidentified include a boy 4 years old, a man 40 years old. a wo man of ,'iO years, a man of and four ot hers. Those Seriously Injured. The most seriously injured, who were taken to the Margate'. llitch eoek Hospital at Ilanover, N. II., in cludes an unknown hoy with b.th lcp.4 broken, arm torn onl ami head in jured, dying* Tin* other known in jured are: Mrs. S. Saunders, hea?l and back injured; Mrs. ( N. Saun ders. Nashua, wounds on head; Miss ('. Saunders, Nashua, confusions on face; Miss |). Saunders, Nashua, in ternal injuries; Kred Saunders, Nash ua, shoulder injured; Mrs. Hester Saunders, liroetun, Mass., head and hack iniurcd; Charles Sf. Pierre .Isle Verte. Que., internal injuries; Arthur Jacques, Millburv, inteiu::l injuries; K. A. Bateliehler, Somen iile, anklo broken; Philip (Jairnon Siierbrooke, internal injuries; John I'a lett, Man chester, N. II., head and breast in jured; Miss Abby Jauseu, Nashua, broken frontal bone. The southbound train was made up at Siierbrooke. where it picked up two sleepers front Quebec and two more on the wnv down. If. consist ed of the bnytrafje enr, passenirer coach and smoking car in that order, with the sleepers in the rear. Tin* train left While River .function ;.f a. in., in minutes !:?> and fal lowed 20 minutes later by the Mon treal express over the Ceu'ral Ver mont. The Quebec e\|>n:s i--. known ns No. ;?(> and the MoiiIm" 1 train as No. :m. Meantime a northbound frci^it train known a" N-?. '.Vi7. I:?d arrived at Canaan. IS miles down t'ie n?ad, at *1:1(1 a. in., on ll'ii". Ac:"iidii:?{ ? \V. K. Kav. Jr., divi-i > ? rupeiin tendent. ?f. It. Cnv. lev. t'e ni'jl'.r. tu.ie dispatcher ;it < "o*i ? ? I . j*rnt ;? < i i- , ? ; 1 1 < - 1 1 t<? John (Jrecley. t!ie ni/'lit o;?e-j;t ir at t!:a* N* ?. .'51 w:n one hour an?l 10 minutes The ol der which ( V, n*l ?i i f >r '.,vu erice, ? ? tl:e 1 1 < -iybt train, shoved after I f? ?? axident dislinetlv > t J ? ? l!wil N-?. :;?? instead of No. :;i v. an Inni:* and 10 minutes late. ('uiduet?r laiwrenee. believing thril !?<? Iir.d suf ficient li'n" in the hour ;:nd ("it min utes to teach the sidetrack i: ! We .t Canaan. four mile.-- b-vt i: ?. bcl 'i" No. .'?> icu'-hed il- or?!ered I'M 1iai:i ahead. The : uperintcnd<*;if declare*! that tiie ac< i*l* lit was du" t > the mis take in placing a cipher after tli" three in the number ?>!' t'ie train instead of a f"ur. Anti Oriortal Rid:. \"anen;i vcr, H. Spec? d. T!.e Mt'iiati 'ti here growing out of anti ( lii'-nt .'1 i i<ds is ? it'Misi licil !?. the ii i evpected trruiin ; di>-i?laved by tin* brown nun fo ?? o ? .mi/a' : > i. The Japs ere tSireab imu** to burn ? !;<* town ii" the ji ? - :* i t : ! ? on Ja?? <jli:ir(eM are f t stopped. Whe-i i';e next. ship is due to arrive v.it'i .VI flap i'nrni urants renewed trouble i.-; feared. Many additional officers were sworn in.