The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, July 23, 1908, Image 1
VOL. V. NO. 35, CAMDEN, 8. C., TUTJR8DAY, JULY 23, 1908.
tlROPer Year
y almeiio Affaires \
The News of South Carolina In Condensed form
Cltsuon Trustees Meat
Clcmson College, 8peeial.? At the
nacethig of the trustee* of Clerasou
College held here last week all mem
" ?* the board \rere present ex.
'ePl Senator Tillman and the Hon.
J. O. Richards.
The following elections were held:
M M?tiu, associate professor*
was promoted to the professorship of
tr? U ? flraduatc of
the Citadel and has taught at Clem
!2j5f tcn /care. Hale Houston, as
_ ?,_,Pro feasor of civil engineering
Professor of civil engineer
ing and applied mathematics. He is
a pniduate of Washington and Lee,
years A ?f Kh 1 (J,,?nMKm about five
J ears. a. G. Shankhn was promoted
to bo associate professor of matho
?onCp?w JwE* IJuntcr? B- H. John
* fn iL Y* B1ramieU wer? promoted
in l.ne. L. A. Sease, of Newberry
county, a graduate of Clemsou, the
first alumnus elected trustee, and for
iSy ra'V tcachcr? Was e'ccted
assistant professor Df mathematics.
?is election makes a vacancy on the
board which the Legislature will fill.
. Jr "Pfri-nt Motion is as fol-l
lows: J. N. Hmpsr, director; C. C.
Newman, horticulturist; A. F Con
rad zo-olcgist; Enoch Bamett, vet
ennanan and animal husbandman;
W. W. Barre, botanist; T. E. Keith
chemist. All these have befti con
nected with the College and station
combine ? and go with the station iiv
cnoicc on the scoaration of statio:i
and college.
No director for the agricultural de
partment of the college wan clccted.
A committee of the trustees will se
lect a man.
Dr- 9- H- Shattoch. a Ph. D., of
the University of Chicago, at pres
ent at Yl abash College Indiana, was
elected to the chair cf botany and
forestry. A few other vacancies in
the agricultural depajtmcnt will be
nJIcd later.
Mr Samuel Evan?, ofVheraw, was
elected assistant bookkeeper. Mr W
I). Garrison was transferred from
the Cohege station- to the coast ex
periment station as sup?rintcn dent,
rour inspectors were appointed to
continue the work of tick crtication.<i
The department of agriculture at
Washington has appointed 16 aiili
tional inspectors. The name depart,
ment has transferred two Govern
ment veterinarians to this State to1
work under the direction of the Col- '
lege veterinarian. I
Tho trustees decided to make an '
exhibit at the State Fair. The alum- 1
?! and former students of Clemen
will hold a big reunion in Columbia
f.urin u <hc Stato Fair.
Building up Bonnettsrlllj.
Bennett Sville, Special.? Tho board
Cf public work, fofr Bennett sville !
I ns let tip contract for water works
to M 05 sis. Abec & Edwards, of Hick- 1
< ry. N. C. The contract amounts to
nearly $L7, 000 and provides for about
six mile, of work. The water supply
will bo obtained from wells to bo
sunk on the lot on which is situated
o power houso. The plan provides
not for a deep well, but for a suf
ficient number of wells from 80 to
J00 feet deep to s;ipply the town with
water. This plan was adopted on '
account of the spleudki water to be !
obtained from such wells and also
on account of the uncertainty of tho I
deep well in this section. The stand '
pipe will be erected on the site now j
occupied by the market, which is on1
the northwest corner of the Court I
House square near the centre of the
business portion of thi town. It will
he about J 80 feet high and have a 1
rnpafity of 100,000 gallops or wore, )
Difficulty Afevt ? Cow,
Lancaster, Special.?-A difficulty
occurred one dny last week between
two negroes, Dart Frneier and Har
vey Massey, on tho Wit hei spoon plan*
tation on Catawba Hivcr in whioh
Frasier wa? shot in the abdomen.
Massoy using a shotgun. The at*
tending physician says the woun&d
man will die. The trouble was about
a cow.
Quits Raco For Solicitor.
Newberry, Special. ? County Chair
man F. II. Dominick received a mes
sago from the Hon. E. L. Richardson,
of Greenwood, asking him to an
nounce that on account of business
matters, which would interfere with
his making the race ho had decided
to withdraw from the race for solici
tor in this circuit. The announce
ment was intended to ho made st
tho campaign meeting here but was
delivered to Mr. Dominick after the
meeting had adjourned. Mr. Rich
ardson's withdrawal leaves Solicitor
R. A. Cooper in the race without op
position.
Murder Trial at Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, Special.? The atten
tion of the Court was taken up in
. hearing the casp of Will Pearson,
roloAd charged with killing s negro
nam^ri Rooks, at Enoree several
months ago. The cose was first tried
last September, but resulted ip a
mietrial. Tho jury went out on the
case in tho afternoon, but at yet no
verdict haa been reached. It looks
sa If the jury may remain out all
night, ? . . .
Tiger Injunctions Clinched.
Columbia, Special. ? The Supreme
Court last week issued permanent in- 1
junction* against two places in Col
umbia and sixteen places in Charles-,
ton alleged to bo maintaining nuis
ances in violation af the Carey-Coth
ran law. On affidavits presented by
Attorney General Lyon several weeks
ago temporary injunctions were or
dered Until a dectsibii was rendered
in one caSe. Those affected arc:
W. H. Tiller, 71^ Main street, ami,
the Blanding Social Club, Paul -Rob
inson, president, Columbia, and (he
following from Charleston: Jerrv
W. Dunn, 11. D. Harkin, Otlo II.
Wicters, the New Charleston Hotel,
Riddock & Byrns, R. Hopke. Henry
H. Rabens, J. H. Williams, Chas. S.
Willbur, II. MansfichV L. F. Koester,
S. P. Schiadaressi, the Argyle Hotel,
the Charleston Turnvcrein, the Ger
man Rifle Club, and the Palmetto
Boating Club. Attorney General
Lyon will shortly a^iply for other in
junctions. The decision of the Su
preme Court rendered a few days
ago, means that any club * selling
liquor illegally can be closed, and the
authorities intend to push every ease
where constables submit: affidavits
showing that th? law is being vviolat
cd.
Drove From County.
Yorkville, Special. ? About ten days
or two weeks ago a report gained
currency in a neighborhood about
seven miles ijothoast of Yorkville,
near Clover, that a horrible assault
had been made on the person of a
little white girl. An immediate in
vestigation proved it to be utterly
false and without fouiuY^tion. Citi
zens of the neighborhood made care
ful inquiry as to the author of the
report, and finally fnstened guilt on
Bob Howard, a negro. On Monday
night a number men visited his home
took him out. applied 100 lashes to
his back and advised him to leave
the State, never to return. He went.
It is claimed that he started similiar
reports in several other neighbor
hoods in which he had liven in the
eounty.
Fine Tobacco Pro:pect?.
Manning, Special. ? All the tobacco
ware house inen in Manning are very
enthusiastic over the auspicious open
ing of the season, which took place
last week. The .offerings were ex
tensive, and the prices obtained were
highly gratifying, being the best
opening priecs obtained here in a
gcod many yrats. All the tobacco
concerns doing busi tiers in South Car
olina are represented by buyers heie,
and they remain throughout the sea
son, so that the farmers are assured
of competitive prices for all their to
bacco. The outlook continues fav
orable for the tobacco crop, and the
prospect is that the weed will bring
Clarendon county several hundred
thousand rtdlars this year.
A Strange Animal.
Wateiboio, Special. ? For some,
days past the people of Cottageville
have been very much exercised over
the appearance in that neighborhood
of a strange animal. It is described
by those who havo seen it as being
entirely different from anything
they have ever seen before in the
animal kingdom. It is about the size
of a yearling calf, has a head shaped
like adog, screams like a peaeoek
and leaps like a kangaroo. Some per- j
sons who have seen it say that it is (
affrighted; others that it is vicious
and shows signs of attacking them.
On the wholo it is a most pcouliar
animal.
Farmer Commits Suicide,
Yorkville, Special.-~Mr. John C,
Whiteside*, n farmer living near
Sharon, iu this county, committed
sulcifo on last Friday by shooting
himself through the head with a shot
gun. The deed was due to mental
aberration. He leaves a wife and
several children.
Dr. Tlmmermp.n Passcu Away.
Lexington, Special. ? Surrounded
by all the members of his family, Dr.
W. II. Timroerman passed away at
his home in Bntcsburg nftcr a short
but severe illnes* of pneumonia. l)r.
Timmerman was seventy-six years eld
la?t Mov. He is survived by his wife
and eight children, four hoys and
four girls, all of whom are promi
nent citizens in tlie community in
which they live. The nevs of his
death will bo received with genuiuo
sorrow by the many friends of this
distinguished citizen throughout the
State.
White Haired "Tiger" Convicted.
Spartanburg, Special.? D. Parker,
an old white-haired, gray-bearded
man, pleadeO guilty in the Court of
Sessions on the charge of selling
liquor. Ho looked like Alexander
Dowie. Judgo Hydrick endeavored
to get the defendant to promise that
ho would not sell any moro whiskey,
but the old man would not promise.
He wae sentenced to serve ttyree
month* or a fine of $100,
MERGER CASE ARGUED
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Irfnmeat hf twtkfi BaXhnf
Merger Oaee Bifon tito South Ou*
clina floffwM Oovrt.
Columbia, Special ? The appeal til
;be Southern Railway ttiergef case
x-as argued before the Supreme
Touit. For the appeUadt, the South
ern Railway, Messrs. B. L. Abneyj
>t Columbia, and A. T. Smythe, of
.Charleston, appeared, ant) for the
State, respondent, Messrs. J. Fraser
Lyon, Attorney General, and "G. Dun
?an Bellinger, formerly Attorney
lenrcal. The appeal is from Judge
ilugh's order granting the motion
f the Attorney General and difcon
.inucd the suit, which was made for
;he piirpo.se of beginning A new ae?
:ion.
Prosparoua Crop Outlook.
Chester, Special. ? The prospects of
I large yield of all kinds of crops in
;his county are brighter and more
promising just now than has been the
iase at this season in quite a num
ber of year*. The weather through
Jut the year has been ideal for cul
.i vat ion. There is a larger acreage
n corn than there has been in any
'ear ih the last ten) much of the
iVrtilicrr used this yeaf has been ap^
jlicd to that crop. The cotton fields
svervwhere are now in full bloom and
n spite of the unusual quantity of
:ain the (talks are taking on "fruit"
liccJi*.
Refciy fcr the Inmates.
Charleston, Special. ? Matters have
?o far progressed with the Jacob
Washington Francke Hospital and
Homo in preparing the splendid in
iituation for the reception of inmates
hat applications for admission will
ha received now. In the recent
,uoi ti rly meeting of the Angclican
Lutheran Society, the rules an?l reg
ain! ions of the Home were formed
md nclcpted, thus enabling the in
dilution which was founded through
the generosity of the late Mr. Francko
' o throw open its hospitable doors' to
I he age. J :md inflrm.
Elected Delegatai to Greenvilla.
Chester, Special. ? At the quarter
ly >4*rting of Walker-Gaston Camp.
.r. C. V., the following delegates
?cjo tleetcd to the State Re-Union
o be held at (Jrecnvillo next month:
J. J. McLure, W. II. Hardin, J. W.
itced and Alex Wise. A resolution
was adopted providing that when a
comrade dies a page in. the minutes
shall be set apart lo his memory ?
the date of his birth, date of death
r.nd tbe command to which he be
longed to be set down as a record.
Bank fcr Campobello.
Spnrtanbuig, Spacial. ? Appliea- ,
ticn has been made to the Secretary
< f State for a commission authoriz
ing tbe opening of the books of capi
tal stock of a bank at Campobello, a
thriving town in the upper section of |
thi? county, which will be capitaliz- (
( d at $15,000. J. W. Simpson, vice i
president of the Central National j
J'ank of this city, will be the presi
dent. J. M. Jackson, J. B. Caldwell ,
md T. B. Waldrop, all well known ,
rnrt influential citizens of Campolello
fie promoters of the bank. I
Hanged in Winnsboro. \
Winnsboro, Special. ? The first cap
ital execution in 15 years in Winns
boro was performed in the county
jail here Friday. The victim was a
negro, John Westley Shedd, who on
May 15th this year, murdered George
Lawhorne and Alice White, both
colored, near Ridgeway At the June
term of ootirt he was tried and con
victed of murder in the first cVgreo.
Judge Gage sentenced Shedd to be
banged.
Tried to Board Movlnj Train.
Bpenccr Spccial.? William Foreit,
13 year* old, of this placo, attempted
to board a rapidly moving train here
and fell under the wheels, which
mashed one of hi? feet almost from
the limb. He was picked up by
friends and taken to a hospital in
Salisbury for the puiptae of amputa
tion of the limb.
Mother Poisons Children.
Buffalo, N. Y., Special. ? Mrs. Isa
bella Snhlen fed her three wmnll
children poison nnd then strangled
each with n lianderkerchicf lo make
her work, sure. She then *ent to
the grocery *tore for more poison,
which she took herself. Her three
c'lildien were dead when tlioi r .no.iur
wp.i ('iscovcied, and Mrs. Sahlt'.i was
dying. Physician* did what thov
could for her, but it is thought t>lie
connot survive.
Nogro Cboreb at Laurens Bsrp?.
Laurens, Special. ? During the prog
ress of an electrical ftorm here one
day last week, Bethel African Metho
dist Church was set on Are by light*
ning and within less tho^ an hour
the building was in anhw. liy reason
of defective hose and low pre?suro
of water, the Arc coirpany was un
able to eppo with tho flames. The
building was a wooden etrueturc, and
the lony is plaeed at #1^00, with no
iftiurtRe*.
MENACED BY A MOB
Kidnapper off Young Child tias
Mighty Close CaH
SPIRITED AWAY BY OFFICERS
Wretch Steals GkUd From Camp
Meeting and Spirits Her Away in a
Buggy Hundreds Join in Search
For Han and Girl, But They Ara
Not Apprehended Unitl Nightfall.
Glassbero, N. J., Spccial. ? Cbaries
Hemphill, a young toan whose home
s in dajton, near here, narrowly fs
caped being lynched by excited resi
dents of thin vicinity who hart been
wrought to the p.?i:it of fury because
Hemphill hart knidnapp-tl Cora Gar
ton, a 7-.Vcar-old child whose hotm
is in Millville, N. J. Only a quid
action of the police authorities it
secretly removing: Hemphill to tht
Woddberry jail, it is believed, saved
his life.
Hemphill on Thursday last joined *
Holiness camp meeting here and be
came, it is said, infatuated with tht
child. Satui*uv he hired a team and
going to the home of Rev. Mr. Jarroll
where the child was visiting, offered
'o drive the clergyman to the camp
.noeting. The offer was accepted and
tfter leaving the minister at th?
?amp Hemphill returned to the .Tar
rell hems an-.l told Mrs. Jarrell that
he had been s^nt for Coia. Helen
Higgins, r.ged eight years, was at
p'av with (ora at the time and Mrs.
Jarrell not suspecting anything wrong
bundled the tw> childten into the
carriage. A half hour later Helen
cams running hack almost exhausted
an ? told the pas'.orN wife that after
riding about a mile Hemphill slapped
h'-r fa?e, put her out of the earriago
and drove off with Cora.
Quotec Waits for Prir.ce.
Quehcc. Special. ? The quaint old
city is in a nutter of anticipation
ever the arrival of his royal high
ness, the Prince of Wales, who will
sail into the harbor next Wednesday j
aboard the new British battleship,
the Indomitable, to inaugurate the
3(M)th anniversary of the founding
of Qucbec by the French navigator
Champlain. The coming of the fu
ture King of England is a significent
event in which all Canada is deeply
interested, for aside from the pegean
try of a royal visit it i? a notable ex
pression of the strong bonds now ex
isting between the Imperial govern
ment anfi it* American colony. Great
masses of t loops are being assembled
here to do"honor to the future mon
arch, and to take part in the Cham
plain exercises. The harbor already
presents a stirring naval spectacle,
with the British battleship* Exmouth,
Alberraarle, Russell and Duncan and_
the cruisers Venus and Arogant, the
French battleships Leon Oambetta
and Admiral Aubre, which will b<
joined by the United States battle
ship New Hampshire and later by the
Prince of Wales squdron, the Indomi
table, Minitanr and other ships tin
whole presenting an assemblage of
the latest Dreadnaught types of threr
foremost naval powers.
| ? '
Police Abandon Search for Pittsburg
Woman.
Atlantic City, N. J., Special. ? The
local police department has given up
its search for Mrs. Beyers, the weal
thy Pittsburg woman who wa? re
ported missing on Saturday. It v;a<
stated Sunday that Mrs. Morgan, her
Companion, intimated that Mis. Bev
ers is stopping at a beach front hotel
and that the latter has requested that
her whereabout 3 be kept secret.
Obioftn Pead at the Age of 100.
Wellevllle, 0., Special.? 'Alexander
0, Welle, Wellvllle'* oldeit resident,
end the ton of the founder of the
city, died euiYUnly from the in
firm at leg of old age, bis 100th birth
day anniversary having been celebrat
ed June 3d last. Mr. Wells came from
a long-lived family, his grandfather
having died at the age of 103, while
his father lived nearly 100 years.
Lightning Kills One and Injuries An
other.
Macon, Qa., Special. ? An electrical
storm suddenly broke over Milliard*,
17 miles from here Sunday afternoon
?nd a bolt of lightning killed young
Dan Harrell, son of Frank Harrell,
?nd fatally injured a negro, besides
'?hocking many others. Young Jlar
jrell with others hadi assemble! to
, Another Oil Can Explosion.
starting a Are in a stove by use of
kerosene oil. the twelve-year-old
daughter of William Owens, of this
<Uty, was frightfully burned as a
result of the oil can exploding. The
girl is in the hsopita) and her con
dition i% serious. Her life was saved
by timely arrival of neighbors who
?mothered out the ames by th<\ use
ot quilts.
ing.
PR0H18ITI0NT KJKEi
National Convention Gathered
in Cotumbus, Ohio
PLATFORM BRIEF BUT POINTED
?
IBi? 1> And Ohio ronlih ths Candi
dltw of the Prohibition Party for
Frtsidattt and Vice-President IU
fectiTsly-Both Nominations Made
Unanimous.
Columbus, 0., Special. ? For Presi
dent, Eugene W. Chafin, of Chicago;
for Vice President, Aaron S. Wat
kin, of Ada, O. This ticket was nom
inated by the Prohibitionist national
convention and both nominations were
fhade unanimous. The full endorse
ment of the convention was not, how
ever, given to Mr. Chafin until after
three" ballots had been taken.
Eugene \V. Chafin, who leads the
Prohibition party this year is an at
torney. lie is a native of Waukesha
county, Wisconsin, and for several
years practiced law there". He was
at one time candidate for Governor
of Wisconsin on the prohibition
ticket, and was this year placed for
the running of the snme position in
Illinois by the the prohibitionists of
that State.
The Platform. *
It is as follows:
"The Piohibition party of the Uni
ted States, assembled in convention
at Columbus, Ohio, July 15-lt>, 190S.
expressing gratitude to Almighty <Jod
for the victories of our principles in
the past, for encouragement at pres
ent and for confidence of early and
triumphant success in the future,
makes the following declaration ok.
principles and pledge their enact
ment into law, when placed in power.
*"1. The submission by Congress to
the several States of an amendment
to the fetWal constitution prohibiting*
the manufacture, sale , importation,
exportation or transportation of alco
holic liquors for beverage purposes.
"2. The immediate prohibition of
the liquor traffic for beverage pur
poses in the District of Columbia, in
tho territories and all places over
which the national government has
jurisdiction, the repeal of the internal
revenue tax on alcoholic liquors and
the prohibition of the interstate traf
fic therein.
"3. The election of United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
"4. Equitable graduated income
and inheritance taxes.
"5. The establishment of postal
saving bank and the guaranty of de
posits in banks.
"6. The regulation of all corpora
tions doing an interstate commerce
business.
"7. The creation of a permanent
tariff commission.
"8. The strict enforcement of Inw
instead of official tolerance and prac
tical license of tho social evil which
prevails in many of our cities with
the unspeakable traffic in girls.
I "9. Uniform marriage and divorce
lows.
"10. An equitable anc1! constituti
onal employers' liability oct.
"11. Court review of post office de
partment decisions.
"12. The prohibition of child labor
in mines, workshops and factories.
"13. Legislation basing suffrage
only upon intelligence and ability to
read and write the English language.
'"14. The preservation of the mine
ral and forest resources of the
country and the improvement of the
highways and waterways.
"Believing in the righteousness of
our cause and in the flii.tl triumph of
our principles and convinced of the
unwillingness of the Republican and
Democratic parties to deal with these
issues, we invite to full party fellow
ship all oitizens who are with us
agreed."
Yellow Ttrct In Cuba.
Hnvanr, Cuba, By Cable,? A? ft
result of an attack by Spanish miners
on the men tent to break the spread
of yellow fever at Daiquiri Mayor
Fauntleroy, commanding the army
medical sorvice, has redoubled his
force. If further trouble is en
countered the medical forces will be
rcinforced by troops.
Explosion in Goal Mine.
Pottsville, Pa., Special. ? Seven
mine workers were killed and ten
others injured by a terrific explosion
of gas in the Williamstown colliery
of the Summit Branch Mining Com
pany, in tho lower part of the anthra
cite coal fields. The mine was
wrecked and set on fire. The dead
arc: John Rcilly, Arthur Hawk,
Charles Rickcrt. John Whittles, An
thony Frelas, .Tr.mcs P.owman. Mich
ael Staknm. The explosion occurred
io No. 1 shaft of the colljcrv and is
believed to have been causcd bv one
of the men lifting the game of his
safety lamp. 1
10 RAISE FREIGHT RATES
Am AirttM of From 4 to 10 Oente
Fir BuUnd Pounds Over the
Pr? at Bit? Decided Upon by the
' BneitiTi Offloers of (hi Railroad
Systems Interested in the Meeting
?t Louisville.
Louisville, Ky.t Special. ? That
freight rates should be advanced in
the territory of the Southeast Freight
Association and the Southeastern
Mississippi Valley Association, which
takes in all of ihe territory south
of the Ohio river and cast of the Mis
sissippi river, was decided od at the
meeting of the executive officers o 4
all of the railroad systems interest
ed, which closed Friday. The ad
vance, it is saii\ will be from 4 to 10
cents a hundred pounds horizontally
to correspond with the advance de
cided on by the Southwestern Freight
i Association recently. The advance
was decided on after considerable op
position on the part of certain rail
road executives who mauftaifted that
an advance of rates at the present
time was impolitic, but this opposi
tion was finally won over bv the argu
ment that in order to meet the vari
ous increased expense, an increase in
rates was absolutely necessary. The
clerical forces of the railroads in
terested are quartered in Ixmisville
temporarily working out the tariffs.
It is considered probable that the
tariffs will not be in shape for filing
before August 1st, and in accordance
with the requirements of the inter
State commerce commission compell
ing rates to be filled 30 days prior to
becoming effective the new rates will
not be in force until September 1st.
Indianapolis, Ind., Special. ? It was
stated by prominent shippers that the
In.-Vana Manufacturers and Shippers'
Association will resist with persist
ency any attempt by the railroads to
increase freight rates in central
freight association territory. The
fact that a tariff schedule represent
ing increased rates in the Southwest
ern Freight Association territory has
been filed, together with reliable in
formation to the effect that the offi
cers of the Central Freight Associa
tion are now in session in Chicago
seeking rales, will hasten to fruition
such plans as have been put on foot
for a conference of representatives
of shippers' associations of practi
cally. all States of the Union. This
conference which likely will be held
in Indianapolis, will take up the
question of the proposed increase in
rates all over the United States and
will adopt plans for fighting the move
ment of the railroads.
Gulseppo Alia Hanged.
Canyon City, Col. Special. ? Calling
down maledictions on the Roman
Catholic priesthood and shouting in
Italian: "Long Live Italy. Long
Live the Protestants," Guiscppc Alia
who murdered Father Leo Helnrichs,
lit the altar of St. Elizabeth's church,
Donvcr, was carried to the death
trap and paid the extreme penalty of
his crime by hanging. Ouiseppc Alia's
c.4oie, the murder of Father Leo
Heinrichs, of the Order of Franciscan
Monks, at the aitar rail in St. Eliza
beth's church in Denver while the
priest was administering the sacra
ment of the Eucharist, struck horror
to the heart of every person in Den
ver and awakened anxiety through
out the Catholic world lest it should
prove the beginning of a general plan
of priest -murder.
Mr. Kern Wclcomcd Home.
Indianapolis, Ind., Special. ? The
non-partisan reception given .John W.
Kern, the newly nominated Democrat
ic candid ite for Vice President of
the United States, lit Id in the court
house yard on the candidate's ar
lival home from Denver, was a*
hearty and generous and spontaneous
id the citizens of ImVanapolis, ro
gurdless of politics could uake it.
Fully o.OUU persons gathered in Del
aware street and in the court house
yard, and gave Mr. Kern a hearty
welcome and chcored him enthusiasti
cally. The candidate addressed the
crowd for about 90 minutes, follow
ing ',1s presentation by Charles W.
Fatrbsnks, Vice President of the
United States. Four years ago Mr.
Kern presented Mr. Fairbanks to a
big non-partisan gathering under
similar circumstances.
Guilty of Killing His Own Sister.
Jacksonville, Special. ? Otis D.
Smith, formerly of Atlanta, was
convietcA of killing his sister, Cora
Helle Smith. The virdict was mur
der in the first degree without recom
mendation. The dead girl, it is
stated, was nt one time employed in
a *tore in Atlanta. Her brother
eimc to Atlanta to take her home
and while in that city had a diffi
culty with a young man, knocking
him down at Droad and Marietta
streets, which caused quite a sensa
tion at the time, as will bo recalled.
Later Smith carried hi* *ister to
Florida.
Late Jfetv*
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MKIM NATTERS OF INTEREST
Spanish miners at Daiquiri, Cuba,
attacked American sanitary workers
last week who were fighting yellow
fever there.
Zeppelin's airship was disabled
again and the 24-hour flight post*
poned.
The Prince of Wales sailed on the
Indomitable for Quebec's celebration.
Chairman Hitchcock has called m
conference of all the Republican
leaders of the West to meet at Col
orado Springs.
United States officials fear the out
break of a general war among the
Central American republics.
Leon Pohlmann, a well-known Ger
man tailor, committed suicide by in
haling gas.
False teeth count against appli
cants for positions as policcraen in
Washington.
A special letter from Protestant
Episcopal minister* will be sent to
Bisbop Brent urging him to accept
the bishopric of Washington.
Hazel Drew's suit case was found
in Troy, N. Y., and the theory ad
vanced that slu* was murdered in that
city.
W illiam J. Bryan again indicated
his interest in publicity of campaign
contributions.
Senator Thomas C. Piatt celebrat
ed his seventy-fifth birthday.
One thousand Texnns, hunting foi
the assailant of a white girl, killed
one negro and burned two negro re
sorts.
That exchange, of transportation
for advertising in unlawful under the
Hepburn act was the decision of
Judge Ivohlsant, of Chicago.
William J. Cunningham, of Balti
more. was elected high priest of the
Mystic Shriners at St. Paul.
Henry Reutcrdhl, navy critic, talk
ed with President Roosevelt of the
new navy.
Army officers are urging that the
United States build a fleet of airships
for coast defense.
^ Ex-President Bonila denies to the
United States Consul that he is be
hind the revolt in Honduras.
Several new army posts are to be
established to guard the Mexican
border.
Judge Taft refuses to go as far as
the Democratic committee on the
question of announcing campaign con
tributions and says the Republicans
will abide by the New York law.
The Virginia Dental Ascociatiou
began its annual meeting in Rich
mond.
At a conference between William
J. Bryan and members of the Demo
cratic National Committee a public
ity resolution was passed limiting in
dividual contribution to $10,000.
Hon. Thomas O'Brien, Ambassador
to Japan, arrived in San Francisco,
declaring the Japanese desire poacc.
President Roosevelt wrote to Mrs.
Cleveland, giving credit to the late
ex-President for foreseeing the need
of forest preservation.
Dr. Harry Friedenwald, of Balti
more, was re-elected president of the
American Federation of Zionists.
Thomas D. Jordan, -formerly comp
troller of the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, dropped dead in a New
York subway station.
More than 100 persons were ar
rested upon the discovery of a plot
against the Czar in Russian Poland.
France celebrated the fall of the
Bast i la.
Many prohibitionists are gathering
at Columbus, Ohio, for the national
convention this week.
Tho Farmers and Merchant* Bank
of Eglon, W, Va., has been organized
with $25,000 oapital, 0. A. Hood,
of Keyser, is president,
The Coal and Coke Railroad, oi
which ax-Senator Honry 0. Davie i*
president, ii extending its line aor?
?ral miles into new coal fields.
Ray Dawson, of Davis, W. Va., ac
cidentally shot himself hi the leg at
the baseball grounds at Thomas, caus
ing great excitement.
Bishop Donahue, of Wheeling, con
firmed a class of more than 30 at 8t.
Veronica's Catholic Church. Davis,
W. Va. All except 19 were from out
of town.
Senior Vice-President Browne, of
the New York Central, pointed out
the reasons why in his estimation, it
is necessary for the railroads to raise
freight rates.
Secretary Root visited the Presi
dent at Oyster Bay, and it is sup
posed they discussed tho Venezuelan
situation.
The Atlantic fleet was reported
steaming along easily 1,080 miles
from Honolulu.
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